Let There Be Light

Some stained glass windows are pictorial; they portray the saints or scenes from Bible stories. Others, notably the great rose windows, are abstract; they simply delight us with the beauty of light itself. The painter Gerhard Richter created this pixelated stained glass window for the Cologne cathedral. The pattern is modern, but the tradition of presenting light for light's sake is as old as stained glass itself. Click on the image to see a much larger version.
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