Malcho Papo
Stained Glass Design
1607 (made)
1607 (made)
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This stained glass design is of St. Peter pulling the Key of Heaven from the hands of an unworthy Pope. It is after a print by the wood-engraver Tobias Stimmer (1539-1584) illustrating Johann Fischart's broadsheet known as Malcho Papo, published in 1577. It was a Protestant broadsheet of the type that contains images of Protestant Reformation propaganda critical of the practices of the Catholic Church at that period. The glass painter, Hans Rudolf Lando (1584-1646) from Bern, Switzerland, signed this stained glass design which was in his collection and probably used as a model in his glass painting workshop. His signature can be seen in the bottom right corner of the painted frame.
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Materials and techniques | pen and wash |
Brief description | Unknown after Tobias Stimmer. St. Peter wresting the key of heaven from the hands of an unworthy Pope. Swiss, late 16th century |
Physical description | Design for stained glass. St. Peter wresting the key of heaven from the hands of a Pope, a devil holding a key and pastoral staff beside the Pope. |
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Production type | Design |
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Credit line | Purchased under the Bequest of Captain H. B. Murray. |
Object history | Michael Kauffmann catalogued this design as 'a reversed copy of a woodcut by Tobias Stimmer which headed a Protestant broadsheet. The text was probably by Johann Fishart who invented the title, a conflation of Malchus and Papa. Malchus was the servant of the high priest who cut off St. Peter's ear before the Betrayal (John 18.10). Papa, the Pope is, therefore, assimilated to the servant of Christ's murderer. St. Peter is barefoot, and simply dressed; the Pope, abetted by the devil, is in full regalia.' Protestant pamphlets and broadsheets contain startling images of propaganda that remained current. This stained glass design was made thirty years after Tobias Stimmer's woodcut of the same subject. |
Production | Michael Kauffmann catalogued this design as 'after Tobias Stimmer (1539-84)'. He also catalogued it as 'ANON 1607', and stated that it bears the 'collector's mark of H. R. Lando (1584-1646), a glass painter', (see References tab). Attribution note: This design was probably used as a model in Hans Rudolf Lando's glass painting workshop because it bears his collector's mark. |
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Summary | This stained glass design is of St. Peter pulling the Key of Heaven from the hands of an unworthy Pope. It is after a print by the wood-engraver Tobias Stimmer (1539-1584) illustrating Johann Fischart's broadsheet known as Malcho Papo, published in 1577. It was a Protestant broadsheet of the type that contains images of Protestant Reformation propaganda critical of the practices of the Catholic Church at that period. The glass painter, Hans Rudolf Lando (1584-1646) from Bern, Switzerland, signed this stained glass design which was in his collection and probably used as a model in his glass painting workshop. His signature can be seen in the bottom right corner of the painted frame. |
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Accession number | E.3689-1923 |
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Record created | October 20, 2005 |
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