Lobin Studios

Lobin studios operated from 35 rue des Ursulines in Tour at between 1853 and 1904. The family business was started by Julien Léopold Lobin(1814-1864), and run by his son Lucien Léopold Lobin (1837-1892) after 1864.

Lucien trained under his father, along with a brother named Marcel, and also studied painting under Hippolyte Flandrin in Paris. When his father died in 1864 Lucien took over the family workshop (“atelier Lobin”) based in Tours. The Lobin workshop was renowned for both new stained-glass works and restoration of older medieval stained glass (13th century, etc.). Lucien continued and expanded it's reputation by emphasizing artistic qualities such as, realistic representation of human figures, careful drawing/design (cartoons), use of models or living figures for accuracy, and a desire to approach the kind of finish one sees in easel painting. He also made use of techniques like grisaille, acid etching, and delicate glass painting rather than relying only on thick coloured glass.1

Specialising mainly in images of saints, the company obtained a number of important commissions including the choir of Orleans Cathedral, and also exported works outside of France. The company also worked with other glass makers including a long relationship with Jean-Prosper Florence.

The image to the right is of St Teresa and St John of the Cross at Orleans Cathedral.

• 1. Lucien Léopold Lobin https://patrimoinebelabre.over-blog.com/2015/02/le-passeur-de-lumiere.html