__Blood-spurting martyrs, biblical __parables, ascendant doves -- most church windows feature the same preachy images that have awed parishioners for centuries. But a new stained-glass window in ...
Just when you think Gerhard Richter’s artistic legacy cannot possibly grow any bigger in Germany, it does. The world-famous—and extremely busy—artist is designing three stained glass windows for ...
Cologne Cathedral was built to house the relics of the Three Magi, under the direction of Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden. Construction of the present Gothic church began in August 15th, 1248 and ...
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