The Good Thief on the Cross
Panel
1540 (made)
1540 (made)
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This glass panel depicts ‘The Good Thief on the Cross’. According to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Christ was crucified between two thieves. On Christ's right side was the 'Good Thief', shown here. He repented of his crimes and asked for Christ's forgiveness. He was promised salvation: 'Today you shall be with me in Paradise.’
Gerhard Remisch was a glass painter and head of a prolific workshop in the Rhineland in the period 1500-1600.
Gerhard Remisch was a glass painter and head of a prolific workshop in the Rhineland in the period 1500-1600.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Good Thief on the Cross (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stained glass |
| Brief description | Stained glass panel depicting The Good Thief on the Cross, by Gerhard Remisch, German, Steinfeld, 1540. |
| Physical description | Stained glass panel in blue, purple, maroon, red, green and pale blue with grisaille and yellow stain, depicting The Good Thief on the Cross. Inscriptions above read "DIVISERVNT...VESTIMENTA MEA ET SVPERVESTEM" AND "DOMINE MEMENTO MEI DV VENERIS I REGNV TVV LVC.23". |
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| Credit line | Given by E.E. Cook Esquire. |
| Object history | From Steinfeld |
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| Summary | This glass panel depicts ‘The Good Thief on the Cross’. According to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Christ was crucified between two thieves. On Christ's right side was the 'Good Thief', shown here. He repented of his crimes and asked for Christ's forgiveness. He was promised salvation: 'Today you shall be with me in Paradise.’ Gerhard Remisch was a glass painter and head of a prolific workshop in the Rhineland in the period 1500-1600. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.314-1928 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2002 |
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