Author Archives: Carlotta Cammelli
The Revd. Gordon Plumb 1942–2022
Gordon Plumb, who specialised in the photography of stained glass for over 30 years, and whose images have appeared in numerous Corpus Vitrearum publications at home and abroad, has died at the age of eighty. Born in Balsham in Cambridgeshire, … Continue reading
Joan Vila Grau, 1932 – 2022
It was with great sadness that Vidimus learned of the death on 11 November of Catalonia’s most revered contemporary exponent of stained glass, entrusted since 1999 with the glazing of the cathedral of the Sagrada Família in his native Barcelona … Continue reading
ICON Stained Glass Group Meeting 2022 – 29th October 2022
The Stained Glass Group will be holding their Annual Meeting and AGM in person at the Artworker’s Guild, Queen Square, London. The programme will include a morning of presentations, with a short AGM prior to lunch, in the Hall. In … Continue reading
Medieval Treasures from the Glencairn Museum on Display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through Fall 2023
Michael W. Cothren During the 1920s and 1930s, Philadelphia lawyer, businessman, and political activist Raymond Pitcairn (1885–1966) gathered one of the largest and finest collections of medieval architectural arts in America. He did not set out to be a collector, … Continue reading
Roland Sanfaçon, Emeritus, University Laval (26 July 1934 – 30 October 2021)
Like many French-Canadians of his generation, Roland Sanfaçon looked to France for his academic formation. After his undergraduate training at Université Laval in Quebec City, he went to France for his upper degrees, at the Université de Poitiers (1957–59) and … Continue reading
Glaskunst im Museum. Kontextualisierung, Inszenierung und Storytelling, 5 November 2022, Historisches Museum Thurgau in association with the Vitrocentre, Romont
Venue: Historisches Museum ThurgauSchloss FrauenfeldRathausplatz 28500 FrauenfeldSwitzerland For more information, please visit https://historisches-museum.tg.ch
The Stained Glass of Latin America: The First Fruits of Research in Chile
Andrea Araos, l’Ecole Pratique des Hauts Études, Paris This article aims to provide a synthesis of the historical, stylistic, iconographic and technical characteristics of stained-glass windows in Chile. It seeks to establish a topography of this imported art, which first … Continue reading
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Jan Van Damme
23 April 1957 – 21 December 2021 It is with regret that we note the death of Jan Van Damme in December. Jan was an art historian and a much-appreciated member of the Flemish committee associated with the Belgian Corpus … Continue reading
Remembering Patrick Reyntiens OBE
In our last Vidimus, in November, we noted the death of Patrick Reyntiens on 25th October 2021. Reyntiens’ importance is commemorated more fully in a number of obituaries, some of which can be read without subscription at the following links: … Continue reading
News from the Stained Glass Museum
The announcement of an exciting new acquisition, plus a reminder of the upcoming study weekend. The Stained Glass Museum acquires a window designed by Wilhelmina Geddes (1887-1955) On 25th January 2022 The Stained Glass Museum successfully bid at auction to … Continue reading
