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Prophet Ezekiel holding a scroll

Panel
mid 15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Germany (made)

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 the prophet Ezekiel with a scroll, but the words are no longer legible.

Object details

Categories
Stained Glass
Religion
Christianity
Object type
Panel
TitleProphet Ezekiel holding a scroll (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 Ezekiel holding a scroll. Made in Germany (Cologne School), c.1470-80.
Physical description
Stained glass panel depicting the Prophet Ezekiel, holding a scroll with no trace of an inscription left.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 9.5in
Taken from Stained Glass Handlist
Gallery label
((PW) 2003)
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.
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 the prophet Ezekiel with a scroll but the words are no longer legible.
Production
Cologne School
Subject depicted
Ezekiel
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 the prophet Ezekiel with a scroll, but the words are no longer legible.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.50-1919

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Record createdAugust 9, 2002
Record URL
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