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- Introduction

- What is reverse painting on glass?

- Technology of reverse paintings on glass

- History of reverse paintings on glass


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(from left to right)
1. mirror, Lohr, about 1715, Spessartmuseum Lohr
2. reverse painting on glass „Maria vom guten Rat“, Schwarzwald, 19. C., Vitromusée Romont, Collection Ruth & Frieder Ryser,
Acc. No. HGL 405
3. cabinet with reverse painted glass panels, Monogrammist VBL, Zürich (?), about 1625, art dealer Great Britain (photo Richard Higgins, Longnor – Shrewsbury)
4. reverse painting on glass "Augustus und Sibylle", Emsdetten, 1535, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne, Acc. No. M 135
5. tankard from Elisabeth Duchess of Mecklenburg, „Herkules, Virtus und Voluptas“, Hans Jakob Sprüngli, Zurich, about 1618-25, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Kassel,
Acc. No. B II.236 (photo Arno Hensmanns, Kassel)
6. reverse painting on glass „Taufe Christi“, Murnau ?, about 1800, Schlossmuseum Murnau, Acc. No. 8406,2 (photo Hans-Jörg Ranz, Munich)
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1. detail "Flucht nach Ägypten", Buchers/ Sandl, 1st half 19th. C., Vitromusée Romont, Collection Ruth & Frieder Ryser, Acc. No. HGL 166
2. detail "Letztes Abendmahl", Peter Balduin, Zofingen, 1589, Historisches Museum, Bern, Acc. No. 320
3. detail "Vulkan überrascht Mars und Venus", Hans Conrad Gyger, Zürich, 1631, Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Zürich,
Acc. No. LM 10039
4. detail "Hl. Katharina von Alexandrien", Netherlands, 1523, Vitromusée Romont, Collection Ruth & Frieder Ryser, Acc. No. HGL 739
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5. detail "Darbringung Jesu im Tempel", (Süd-)Tirol?, Hall?, about 1550, Vitromusée Romont, Collection Ruth & Frieder Ryser, Acc. No. HGL 809
6. detail "Porträt einer 22-jährigen Frau", Zürich, 1649, Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Zürich, Acc. No. LM 19705
7. detail "Sitzende Madonna mit Stifterbild Rahn", Thomas Schmid?, Schaffhausen?, 1521, Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, Zürich,
Acc. No. LM 3405.9
8. detail "Susanna im Bade", Johann Peter Abesch, Sursee, about 1720, Vitromusée Romont, Collection Ruth & Frieder Ryser, Acc. No. HGL 829