This inventory catalogue presents reverse glass paintings offering outstanding documentation of the history of European reverse glass art from the 16th to the 19th century. The broad technical and artistic spectrum of this art form is shown, as well as its European significance. A documentation of all 153 newly acquired reverse paintings on glass from the internationally important private collection of Gisela and Prof. Wolfgang Steiner is also included. The catalogue section compares the works to their graphic templates. The publication also contains articles on the significance of reverse glass painting and the collecting profile of the world’s largest private reverse glass art collection.

• Full presentation of the 153 newly acquired, important reverse paintings on glass from the 16th-19th centuries

Exhibition Schaezlerpalais Augsburg
Vorsicht, zerbrechlich! Hinterglasgemälde aus vier Jahrhunderten
October 8, 2022-January 15, 2023