Geschilderd raam in de Slotkapel Egmond te Egmond aan den Hoef 1907

This black and white photograph captures a stained glass window in the Slotkapel Egmond. You know, even through the muted tones, you can almost feel the light filtering through those panes, each piece of glass carefully placed. I wonder what the artist was thinking, carefully cutting out the different pieces of glass, joining them together with lead, imagining the colors that would bounce through the chapel. It’s like a painter building up layers of color, only here, light is the brush, and the church is the canvas. Each small piece, they are like individual brushstrokes. The image gives a sense of a past age when art and architecture were deeply intertwined and craftsmanship was revered. It reminds me that as artists we're always in dialogue with those who came before us, building on their techniques, but also pushing boundaries. It’s a constant conversation, and this window, this photograph, feels like a vital chapter in that story.