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Stained Glass Design

1500-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for stained glass. Shield of a Bern family and another unidentified shield. Between them, a figure of Justice against a pillar. Architectural setting flanked by caryatids supporting amorini holding vases. At the top, a scene after Lindtmayer of the Adoration of the Magi.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
pen and wash
Brief description
Niklaus von Riedt, after Hans Jakob Plepp and Daniel Lindtmeyer. Shields for a Bern family and another unidentified. Swiss, dated 1580
Physical description
Design for stained glass. Shield of a Bern family and another unidentified shield. Between them, a figure of Justice against a pillar. Architectural setting flanked by caryatids supporting amorini holding vases. At the top, a scene after Lindtmayer of the Adoration of the Magi.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.3125in
  • Width: 11.3125in
Bibliographic reference
P. L. Ganz. Die Basler Glasmaker der Spätrenaissance und der Barockzeit, Basel/Stuttgart, 1966. p.83
Collection
Accession number
2340

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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