Panel
1551 (made)
Stained and painted glass. Shields with arms of the Holy Roman Empire and of the canton of Unterwalden (per fess gules and argent); to the right of the shields a man in armour holding the banner of Unterwalden. He stands on a ground painted with plants and grass and against a background of blue brocade diaper. The whole is within an archway with foliated columns and flat scrolled arch twined about with a garland. In the left spandrel is a representation of Struthan von Winkebried killing the Dragon; in the right spandrel a double representation of Baumgarten approaching his house. At the bottom of the panel is the date 1551.
Swiss, Lucerne school?, dated 1551.
Executed in stained and painted glass and flashed ruby glass.
16.75" x 12"
Swiss, Lucerne school?, dated 1551.
Executed in stained and painted glass and flashed ruby glass.
16.75" x 12"
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| Brief description | Stained and painted glass. Shields with arms of the Holy Roman Empire and of the canton of Unterwalden (per fess gules and argent); to the right of the shields a man in armour holding the banner of Unterwalden. He stands on a ground painted with plants and grass and against a background of blue brocade diaper. The whole is within an archway with foliated columns and flat scrolled arch twined about with a garland. In the left spandrel is a representation of Struthan von Winkebried killing the Dragon; in the right spandrel a double representation of Baumgarten approaching his house. At the bottom of the panel is the date 1551. Swiss, Lucerne school?, dated 1551. Executed in stained and painted glass and flashed ruby glass. 16.75" x 12" |
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| Credit line | Given by J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr |
| Bibliographic reference | Herbert Read, 'Swiss Stained Glass', Architectural Review, LV (April. 1924), pp.147-149
Fig. 3 Stating attribution to Carl von Aegeri (1510-1563) of Zurich. |
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| Accession number | C.65-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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