Sentence example with the word 'grisaille'

grisaille

Definition n. chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc.

Last update: August 20, 2015


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Julius knelt at the faldstool, without the altar rails of the chapel, till the light showed faintly through the grisaille of the stained-glass windows and outlined the spires and carven canopies of the stalls.   [Please select]

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First came the grisaille glass, as it was called, where instead of strong reds and blues most of the window was in white painted with scroll work in which a few bits of brilliant stained glass were set like jewels.   [Please select]

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