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Reverse Painted Glass Mirrors

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Discover NOVICA's Reverse-Painted Glass Mirrors. The technique of painting glass on the reverse side originated in medieval European sacred works. Today, frames crafted of reverse-painted glass surround our collection of handcrafted artisan traditional and contemporary-style mirrors showcased in this unique collection.

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Reverse painted glass mirror, 'Blue Cajamarca Blossom'

Julie

May 15, 2020

mirror with beautiful border

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This mirror is beautiful. I gifted it to a friend and she was thrilled. It's really a showpiece that deserves a place on the wall where it is decorative as well as functional.

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Reverse painted glass mirror, 'Golden Star'

Magdalena

Nov 4, 2016

Wonderfull!!!

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I love that Mirror. Thank you very much I decorate my livingroom wall. Congratulations for your job, I love it

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Reverse-painted glass wall mirror, 'Sweet Arrangement'

Inger Johanne

Jun 19, 2022

Such a lovely mirror

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The mirror is a lovely work of art, so pretty! It arrived here in Spain in perfect condition. This is a gift for my daughter in law and I’m sure she will love it as much as I do!

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Reverse Painted Glass Mirrors

Reverse glass painting has some counterintuitive challenges. The artist must paint the figures backwards from how they will be viewed from the other side of the glass. If that wasn’t enough of a struggle, the finest details—wrinkles, eyebrows, shading—must be applied first, so that they are closest to the glass surface and ultimately sit on top of dress colors, background motifs, and any other general parts of the painting. Paint dries slowly on glass, meaning that each reverse glass painted mirror must be meticulously done. The end result is a painting that people describe as having an intriguing depth. Due to its challenges, however, reverse glass painting is a more rare form. With artistic ardor and concern for the extinction of traditional art forms, Edmundo Contreras aspires to preserve history, as well as beauty, through his reverse painted glass mirrors.

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