A variety of buildings have stained glass windows, but cathedrals and stained glass museums are the best places to go in order to see examples of stained glass.
Stained glass generally has a biblical theme. However, pastoral scenes and designs are also common.
Stained glass is segmented into different pieces of glass. These variously colored segments make up the shapes found in the scene of the stained glass picture.
The stained glass is covered with swirls of translucent paint in a variety of colors. Each individual paint stroke can be seen on the glass.
Some light is blocked by the stained glass, while much of the light that passes through is colored based on the color of paint used on that particular segement of glass. For some stained glass windows, parts of the picture cannot be seen unless sufficient light is coming through the window.