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Whatever you do, wear safety glasses and be careful to not get small glass splinters in your skin.
Like onetime2 said - the backside might have moldings tacked in place holding glass. If so, gently pry off with very small and thin pry bar. You might have to cut paint away from edges first with razor knife.
If glazing compound then remove it to remove glass. Easiest way is to gently use a heat gun to soften it first, be careful not to burn it and have a fire extinguisher handy and no flammables nearby. After glazing compound is removed there will probably be "points" holding glass that you will need to grab and remove with needlenose pliers or putty knife. Points are small, flat triangle pieces of metal pushed into place to hold glass in place while glazing. After all removed then measure and have glass cut, hold in place with points, re-glaze and then prime and paint.
If all of this sounds beyond you then you might bring call glass shops to see if they can remove and re-install glass. You would probably best bring the piece to them. You would paint if nec. Otherwise you would need to find a furniture restorer and bring it to them or find a finish carpenter and/or cabinetmaker (like me) to come to your house and charge you lots and lots of doh.
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