Premonstratensian canon, Jacobus Scheuen, with St Lambert
Panel
1542 (made)
1542 (made)
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The standing figure in this glass panel is St Lambert. He was Bishop of Maestricht between 633 and 638 and died at Liège around 700. Here he is shown in the robes and mitre (hat) associated with his office. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown but he was considered a martyr saint from early in the medieval period.
St Lambert worked with St Willibrord. He was an English saint but is better-known in Germany. They worked together converting local populations to Christianity and establishing churches.
The kneeling figure is Jacobus Scheuen. He was a member of the Order of Premonstratensian Canons established in 1120 by St Norbert.
Gerhard Remisch was a glasspainter, designer and head of a prolific workshop in the Rhineland in the early part of the period 1500-1600.
St Lambert worked with St Willibrord. He was an English saint but is better-known in Germany. They worked together converting local populations to Christianity and establishing churches.
The kneeling figure is Jacobus Scheuen. He was a member of the Order of Premonstratensian Canons established in 1120 by St Norbert.
Gerhard Remisch was a glasspainter, designer and head of a prolific workshop in the Rhineland in the early part of the period 1500-1600.
Object details
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| Title | Premonstratensian canon, Jacobus Scheuen, with St Lambert (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stained glass |
| Brief description | Stained glass panel depicting a Premonstratensian canon kneeling before St. Lambert, by Gerhard Remisch, German, Steinfeld, 1542. STG |
| Physical description | Stained glass panel in red, pale blue and purple, with grisaille and yellow stain, depicting a kneeling Premonstratensian canon, Jacobus Scheuen, with St. Lambert. In the background Christ on the cross. The halo of the saint is inscribed "S. LAMBERTVS EPISCOPVS" . |
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| Credit line | Given by E.E. Cook Esquire. |
| Object history | From Steinfeld |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The standing figure in this glass panel is St Lambert. He was Bishop of Maestricht between 633 and 638 and died at Liège around 700. Here he is shown in the robes and mitre (hat) associated with his office. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown but he was considered a martyr saint from early in the medieval period. St Lambert worked with St Willibrord. He was an English saint but is better-known in Germany. They worked together converting local populations to Christianity and establishing churches. The kneeling figure is Jacobus Scheuen. He was a member of the Order of Premonstratensian Canons established in 1120 by St Norbert. Gerhard Remisch was a glasspainter, designer and head of a prolific workshop in the Rhineland in the early part of the period 1500-1600. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.322-1928 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2002 |
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