澳大利亚艺术家伦纳德·弗伦奇创作的"巴顿窗户"彩色玻璃艺术作品现已在维多利亚国家美术馆澳洲艺术博物馆展出1。这件作品原由商人戈登·巴顿于1972年左右委托创作，安装在其位于悉尼沃克鲁斯的私人住宅楼梯间1。2020年，该窗户通过伦纳德·乔尔拍卖行出售，随后被一位慈善家购入并捐赠给美术馆1。
巴顿窗户以其细致的图像设计为观众提供了理解弗伦奇标志性巨作的新视角1。这件作品描绘了乌龟、鱼、蛇和鸟的意象1，其构图理念与弗伦奇1968年为维多利亚国家美术馆大厅创作的玻璃天花板相呼应1。那件天花板作品被认为是"世界上最大的切割玻璃天花板"，其图案包括两端的巨大乌龟、周围的鸟类、隐蔽的蛇和中央的巨大太阳1。
A stained glass artwork titled the Barton Window, created by Australian artist Leonard French, has been acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria's Australian Art Museum for public display 1. Commissioned around 1972 by businessman Gordon Barton for his private residence stairwell in Wooloomooloo, Sydney, the window remained in private hands until it was sold through Leonard Joel auction house in 2020, when a philanthropist purchased and donated it to the gallery 1.
The acquisition provides viewers with a new lens through which to understand French's monumental 1968 glass ceiling installation in the gallery's main hall, widely regarded as the world's largest cut-glass ceiling 1. The Barton Window incorporates imagery of turtles, fish, snakes, and birds—visual elements that help illuminate the iconography of French's celebrated ceiling, which features enormous turtles at both ends, surrounding birds, concealed snakes, and a massive sun at its center 1.
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