Design for a stained-glass window in the St Jacobskerk, the Hague, with the Judgement of Solomon (I Kings 3:16–28) and possibly the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:23–35), thumbnail 1
Design for a stained-glass window in the St Jacobskerk, the Hague, with the Judgement of Solomon (I Kings 3:16–28) and possibly the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:23–35), thumbnail 2
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Design for a stained-glass window in the St Jacobskerk, the Hague, with the Judgement of Solomon (I Kings 3:16–28) and possibly the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:23–35),

Stained Glass Design
c.1540-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Netherlands (drawn)

Design for a painted window with the Judgment of Salomon and a cartouche below inscribed with 'Justitia'.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Stained Glass
Designs
Object type
Stained glass design
TitleDesign for a stained-glass window in the St Jacobskerk, the Hague, with the Judgement of Solomon (I Kings 3:16–28) and possibly the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:23–35), (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and black and brown ink, with grey wash. Indian ink
Brief description
Drawing, Design for a 4-light window with the Judgement of Solomon, for the St. Jacobskerk, The Hague, Anononymous North Netherlandish School, c.1540-50
Physical description
Design for a painted window with the Judgment of Salomon and a cartouche below inscribed with 'Justitia'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 391 mm
  • Width: 153 mm
Style
Netherlandish School
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed by the artist at lower centre, in black ink, ivstitia / Iustititia est / renassentia
  • At upper centre, in another hand, in brown ink (with the museum’s inv. no.), 2304
  • (There were evidently labels identifying the four coats of arms at top and bottom corners, but only the lines pointing to the shields remain (whatever text was once attached to these lines was eliminated when the sheet was trimmed to its present ogee format).)
Gallery label
The drawing demonstrates the popularity of moralising biblical subjects in early 16th-century Netherlandish art. The main scene shows the Old Testament story of the Judgement of Solomon, whilst themes of justice and good government continue in the lower scene. This is a design for one of the windows of St Jacobskerk’s Church in The Hague.
Object history
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830), London (L. 2445); offered for sale through Samuel Woodburn (dealer), London; from whom purchased (together with a design for a cup [inv. no. 2305], both as ascribed to Hans Holbein) by the museum, June 1860 for £51. 0s. 0d.
Place depicted
Netherlands
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. II, Cat.604, illus. p.548.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
2304

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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