Stained Glass Design

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Artist/Maker	Hans Jakob Plepp (artist)
Place of origin	Basel (made)

Shields and crests for Hans Jakob Beck and Peyer (d.1509) enclosed in a circle with a pierced strapwork surround. Compartments at the top with the Angel appearing to Hagar and Ishmael and on the right, Lot and his daughters. At the sides, figures representing Christianity and Paganism, at the base two amorini holding Alpha and Omega and supporting a double cartouche.

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Categories	Stained Glass Designs Drawings Heraldry Biblical Imagery
Object type	Stained glass design
Materials and techniques	pen and wash Pen and Wash Drawing Wash Technique
Brief description	Hans Jakob Plepp. Shields and crests of Hans Jakob Beck and Peyer, with scenes of the Angel with Hagar and Ishmael; and Lot and his daughters (both after Tobias Stimmer). Swiss, 1576-96.
Physical description	Shields and crests for Hans Jakob Beck and Peyer (d.1509) enclosed in a circle with a pierced strapwork surround. Compartments at the top with the Angel appearing to Hagar and Ishmael and on the right, Lot and his daughters. At the sides, figures representing Christianity and Paganism, at the base two amorini holding Alpha and Omega and supporting a double cartouche.
Dimensions	Height: 14.3125in Width: 11in
Bibliographic reference	Schneider, Jenny. 'Vorlagen für das schweizerische Kunstgewerbe', Zeitschrift für schweizerische Archaeologie und Kunstgeschichte, Vol. 16, 1956, pl. 73, fig.23.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	1420

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O503228/stained-glass-design-hans-jakob-plepp/

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