The HistorianOf all the extinct trades and crafts practiced in the 19th century, probably none is more obscure than reverse glass painting. Yet even this little known art was mastered in the 20th ...

Reverse painting on glass -- it's a mouthful, but the technique and style aren't too difficult for a novice to pick up. But mastering it requires someone who is not only technically trained, but ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Reverse painting on glass, or 'verre ...

Q. This is a framed, reverse painting that belonged to my grandmother around 1914. It is one of three that I inherited. The one in this photo measures approximately 30 by 18 inches. Other than some ...

HYDERABAD: A glass painting of the seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan preserved in the Nizam’s Museum in Purani Haveli may look like just another attractive painting on glass from the grand olden days.

A historic painting of George Washington is back in proper hands more than a year after an art theft in Englewood. The painting, a valuable copy on reverse glass of a well-known image painted by ...

Question: I was told this was an antique reverse painting by the seller at the flea market. It shows a woman in a Victorian costume and is in perfect condition. The gold and black wood frame is also ...

Preface / Danielle Elisseeff -- Introduction / Francine Giese, Hans Bjarne Thomsen, Elisa Ambrosio and Alina Martimyanova -- Chinese reverse glass painting and its materiality. 1. From virtuosity to ...

On the surface, the image of a Chinese woman, book in hand, seems simple. But it says a lot about the societal status of women in China in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Florian Knothe says. “It ...

American reverse glass painting artist Judy Jensen put her renowned skills to work at a Buddhist temple in Mae Hong Son province to repair verre églomisé paintings there on Monday. Mrs Jensen, 62, ...