Document
Metadata
Date
August 29, 2025
Title
Dramatic Upward Perspective of Faceted Glass Windows, Mary, Mother of Priests Chapel
Photographer
Marla Robb
Creation Date
August 29, 2025
Location
Description
A dramatic, low-angle vertical shot looking straight up the face of the nave’s "dalle de verre" (faceted glass) windows, capturing the convergence of light, metal framing, and rich glass color.
The image features:
* Vertical Convergence: The steep upward angle creates a powerful linear perspective, leading the viewer's eye along two converging bands of radiant golden-yellow glass toward a crown motif set high in the upper panels.
* Prismatic Light & Color: Vibrant amber, ruby red, cobalt blue, and turquoise glass fragments scatter across the central matrix like field stars, surrounding the main structural lines with points of intense, backlit color.
* Structural Frame & Matrix: Metal mullions and structural dividing bars segment the window into distinct vertical tiers, demonstrating how the heavy mortar/epoxy matrix supports the thick, hand-faceted glass slabs.
* Artisanal Quality: The close perspective reveals the raw, hand-chipped texture on the surface of each individual slab, showing how the mid-century craftsmen leveraged irregular surface planes to maximize the dynamic transmission of natural light.
Rights
In Copyright

