... Art Nouveau broke down the barriers between the fine arts and the applied arts and severed all connections with classical times, just as he wished to do. This was at a time when the Britain of Empire was still looking back at the great classical empires for its inspiration, this makes Mackintosh a very European artist and ahead of his times for his own country. The Art Nouveau artists also believed, just as he did, that an artist should work on everything connected with the building¹, from architecture to furniture design, so that art would become part of everyday life. During his lifetime, Mackintosh designed a variety of buildings, ranging from his own house, to the Glasgow School of Art. His ecclesiastical work was not extensive; he built only one church and a suite of church halls in Glasgow and also designed furniture for a variety of churches. In 1896, ...

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