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Ancestry of an ecclesiastic

Stained Glass Design
1575 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for stained glass. Shields with arms of the monk's ancestors at the sides of a scene showing a tonsured monk kneeling before a vision of the Virgin, crowned, and Child. In the distance, a church amongst trees.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAncestry of an ecclesiastic (generic title)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink
Brief description
Daniel Lindtmayer. Ancestry of an ecclesiastic, a monk kneeling before the Virgin and Child. Swiss, 1575
Physical description
Design for stained glass. Shields with arms of the monk's ancestors at the sides of a scene showing a tonsured monk kneeling before a vision of the Virgin, crowned, and Child. In the distance, a church amongst trees.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.6875in
  • Width: 10.875in
Bibliographic reference
Thöne, Friedrich. Daniel Lindtmayer 1552-1606/07: die Schaffhauser Kunstlerfamilie Lindtmayer. Zurich: Verlag Berichthaus, 1975. cat. 68 fig. 95
Collection
Accession number
D.431-1889

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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