Vitreography (art form) fine art rendition of the Ken Burns effect, giving new dimension and life to still images. Both the particular art form and the application of the term "vitreography" were pioneered by the French-American artist Jean-Pierre Weill, Weill having trademarked the word in 1992. Painting on successive glass panes to add real-world dimension to a depiction is seen by some as the natural bridge between the arts of sculpting and painting. What distinguishes vitreography from other stacked glass pane paintings is that each level of a vitreography largely maintains its independence, creating scenes within a larger scene rather than a singular
Sacramental matter and form Sacramental matter and form According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the Sacraments may be described in terms of their matter and form. The idea seems to have been first proposed by William of Auxerre. Thus, for example, the "matter" for Baptism is water; the "matter" for the Eucharist is bread and wine. The "form" of a sacrament consists of the words by which the Sacrament is affected. Thus Saint Thomas held that the form of the sacrament of Penance was "I absolve thee." The Catechism of the Council of Trent states it this way: "Every Sacrament consists of two things, matter,