In this paper we present an illumination model for rendering realistic stained glass. This techniques simulates the phenomenon of stained glass in real world by applying important optical component of the stained glass to the rendering algorithm. The optics for stained glass involves three basic physical mechanisms. First, diffuse light and highlight contribute to the brightness of stained glass which is typically white and changes along with the light source and the view position. Next, Fresnel refraction dominates the amount of refracted (transmitted) light. Finally, we express volume absorption occurs in all stained glass. Then, the rendered stained glass images achieve excellent realism.