One of Konya's disappearing traditional handicrafts is reverse glass painting. Public tastes evolved and reverse glass paintings became obsolete. Today, however, there are artists who work for collectors by reproducing ancient specimens using innovative techniques. Plates featuring religious, literary, and social topics made using a specific method are known as reverse glass paintings. They were hung in houses, coffee houses, mosques, and lodges for good luck, to protect against the evil eye, to bring fertility or for aesthetic purposes. Reverse glass paintings became widespread at the end of the 19th century because they were cheap and easy to produce. Until recently, reverse glass masters ...