louis comfort tiffany

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Definition von louis comfort tiffany im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

(1848-1933) United States painter and interior decorator known for his lamps and vases of Favrile glass, son of jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany

born Feb. 18, 1848, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 17, 1933, New York City U.S. painter, craftsman, philanthropist, decorator, and designer. The son of the famous jeweler Charles Louis Tiffany (1812-1902), he studied painting with American painter George Inness and in Paris; he was a recognized painter before he began to experiment with stained glass in 1875. He founded a glassmaking factory in Queens, N.Y., in 1878. There he developed an iridescent glass he called Favrile, which achieved widespread popularity in Europe. After 1900 Tiffany's firm ventured into lamps, jewelry, pottery, and bibelots. He is internationally recognized as one of the greatest forces of the Art Nouveau style

Silbentrennung

Lou·is Com·fort tif·fa·ny

Türkische aussprache

lui kʌmfırt tîfıni

Aussprache

/ˈlo͞oē ˈkəmfərt ˈtəfənē/ /ˈluːiː ˈkʌmfɜrt ˈtɪfəniː/