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Which 16th-century religious movement led to the destruction of so much medieval stained glass in England that the technique was later regarded as a lost art?
Answer
The English Reformation
Reformation-era iconoclasts smashed church windows they viewed as idolatrous Catholic imagery, wiping out most of England's medieval stained glass and its associated craft knowledge.
💡 Did you know?
English Reformation iconoclasts destroyed so much stained glass that Victorian-era craftsmen had to invent entirely new techniques to recreate a lost art form.
Other options people guess
- The Counter-Reformation
- The Enlightenment
- The Restoration
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- stained-glass
- english-reformation
- iconoclasm
- art-history
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