Vier reproducties van ontwerpen voor gebrandschilderde ramen voor een sacramentstoren in Gent, België before 1896

Joseph Casier created these reproductions of stained-glass window designs for a sacrament tower in Ghent, Belgium. Casier was part of a broader late 19th and early 20th Century movement to revive traditional crafts in religious art. The visual vocabulary in these designs evokes the medieval era, a time when the Catholic Church was a dominant social institution. The careful details and symbolic imagery speak to a belief in the power of art to inspire religious devotion, while the location in Ghent suggests an appeal to local identity. It is interesting to note that Casier's work also emerges in the context of social changes, such as industrialization and urbanization, that challenged the Church's authority. To understand Casier's project, we need to consider the social role of religious art during this period, the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement, and the local history of Ghent. Only then can we appreciate how he navigated tradition and modernity in his stained-glass designs.