The Prophet Isaiah
Panel
mid 15th century (made)
mid 15th century (made)
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The Christian Church has always believed that God spoke through his prophets. They were seen as the deliverers of God's messages concerning the future, including the Coming of the Messiah. The major prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel.
These prophet panels are also known as ‘messenger panels’ because they convey these divinely inspired prophecies or messages. In this panel we see on the scroll the Latin words ‘Puer Natus Est Nobis’ (‘a Child is born to us’). Daniel prophesied the birth of Christ: ‘Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son’.
The panel would have accompanied a scene from the New Testament related to this prophecy, such as the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary or the Nativity (birth) of Christ.
These prophet panels are also known as ‘messenger panels’ because they convey these divinely inspired prophecies or messages. In this panel we see on the scroll the Latin words ‘Puer Natus Est Nobis’ (‘a Child is born to us’). Daniel prophesied the birth of Christ: ‘Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son’.
The panel would have accompanied a scene from the New Testament related to this prophecy, such as the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary or the Nativity (birth) of Christ.
Object details
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| Title | The Prophet Isaiah (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Clear and coloured glass with painted details and yellow (silver) stain |
| Brief description | Panel of clear and coloured glass with painted details and yellow (silver) stain. Depicting the prophet Isaiah holding an inscribed scroll. Made in Germany (Cologne School), c.1470-80. |
| Physical description | Stained glass panel depicting the Prophet Isaiah, issuing from a crown and holding a scroll inscribed "PUER NATUS EST NOBIS." |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Puer Natus Est Nobis'
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| Gallery label | THE PROPHETS ISAIAH, JEREMIAH, EZEKIEL AND DANIEL
Like the three prophets alongside, these four 'messenger panels' (so-called because they explain the scenes set below them) would originally have been set in tracery lights at the tops of windows, almost certainly in a cloister.
Germany (Cologne), about 1470-80
Museum nos. C.48-1919 (Isaiah), C.49-1919 (Jeremiah), C.50-1919 (Ezekiel), C.51-1919 (Daniel); given by J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.((PW) 2003) |
| Credit line | Given by J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr |
| Historical context | From the earliest centuries of the Christian Church it was believed that God had spoken through his prophets. So they were thought of as the deliverers of His messages concerning the future including the Coming of the Messiah. The major prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. These prophet panels are also known as 'messenger panels' because they convey these divinely inspired prophecies or messages. In this panel we see on the scroll 'Puer Natus Est Nobis' ('a child is born to us'). Daniel prophesied the birth of Christ: 'Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son'. The panel would have been accompanying a scene from the New Testament related to this prophecy such as the Annunciation to the Virgin or the Nativity of Christ. |
| Production | Cologne School |
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| Summary | The Christian Church has always believed that God spoke through his prophets. They were seen as the deliverers of God's messages concerning the future, including the Coming of the Messiah. The major prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. These prophet panels are also known as ‘messenger panels’ because they convey these divinely inspired prophecies or messages. In this panel we see on the scroll the Latin words ‘Puer Natus Est Nobis’ (‘a Child is born to us’). Daniel prophesied the birth of Christ: ‘Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son’. The panel would have accompanied a scene from the New Testament related to this prophecy, such as the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary or the Nativity (birth) of Christ. |
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| Accession number | C.48-1919 |
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| Record created | August 9, 2002 |
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