Munich-style stained glass

[1] King Ludwig I[1] opened the glassworks in 1827 which continued production of high quality glass until the early 20th century.

Franz Xaver Zettler headed the operation for much of this time.

[2] Together with his major competitor, Franz Mayer of the Royal Art Institute, these stained-glass artists developed the so-called "Munich style" of expert painting on relatively large glass panels (as opposed to the medieval technique of smaller pieces of colored glass held in a leaded framework, later adapted and modified by the great American designer Louis Comfort Tiffany).

Around 1862 the Franz Mayer of Munich Company started with stained glass paintings influenced by "Royal Bavarian Stained Glass Establishment".

Their tendency was to create a picture-like composition similar to late Gothic paintings and Renaissance altars.