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Oath of Grutli, 1315, The

Panel
1571 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ban, Hans Heinrich (made)
Place of origin
Zurich (made)

Roundel of clear glass painted in silver stain and enamels. Depicting the Oath of Grutli in 1315 and the arms of Hans Heinrich Ban quartered with the arms of Hans Jacob Bur. Painted by Jans Heinrich Ban of Zurich. Swiss (Zurich), dated 1571.


Object details

Category
Stained Glass
Object type
Panel
TitleOath of Grutli, 1315, The (popular title)
Brief description
Panel of clear glass painted in silver stain and enamels. Depicting the Oath of Grutli in 1315 and the arms of Heinrich Ban quartered with the arms of Hans Jacob Bur. Painted by Hans Heinrich Ban of Zurich. Swiss (Zurich), dated 1571.
Physical description
Roundel of clear glass painted in silver stain and enamels. Depicting the Oath of Grutli in 1315 and the arms of Hans Heinrich Ban quartered with the arms of Hans Jacob Bur. Painted by Jans Heinrich Ban of Zurich. Swiss (Zurich), dated 1571.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 7 3/4in
taken from Register
Marks and inscriptions
Das brachte den Frommen Angst und Leid Die drei (Eidgenossen) schwurend einen starken Eid Den Ubermut wollten sie diesen austreiben und als freie Manner in Freiheit leben
Credit line
Bought
Object history
Museum numbers 9048-9, 9051-6, 9061-2-1863 came from the well known collection of Johann Martin Ustein [?], poet and artist of Zurich, died 1827. After his death the whole collection of about 180 panels was sold and went to the Castle of Groditzberg in Silesia. 23 panels of this collection were sold again in 1854 to Charlottenburg and then to England. 9050, 9057-60, 9063-1863 do not seem to be from this. The rest of the Schloss Groditzberg Collection was bought in 1894 fot the new Swiss National Museum; see Catalogue by F.R. Rahn.

Note in Register: (8 April 1952) Paul Boesch states that this panel is the work of Heinrich Ban, died 1599. He was the state glass painter in Freiburg between 1540 and 1550 and from 1550 to 1599 he worked in Zurich.

Note in Register: Hans Lehmann states that this is the work of Hans Heinrich Ban of Zurich.
Bibliographic references
  • Paul Boesch, Die Zurcherscheiben im Victoria und Albert Museum in London, offprint, Zurich, 1954
  • Paul Boesch, Die Glasgemalesummlung von Johann Martin Urten (Zeitschrift fur schweizerisch Archaologie und Kunstgeschiechte, Band 14, Heft 2, 1953, p.109, ite, B33)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
9048:1-1863

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2008
Record URL
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