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Saint Peter Preaching

Panel
ca. 1525-1530 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Churches often ordered stained-glass windows painted with scenes from the lives of their patron saints. As the name suggests, the church of Saint-Pierre-du-Chatel was dedicated to St Peter. This panel is one of three that depict important episodes relating to Peter and the early years of the Christian church.

Before Christ ascended to heaven, he instructed his disciples to spread his teachings around the world. Peter is shown here in the second panel preaching about the life, death and Resurrection of Christ.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSaint Peter Preaching (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Clear and coloured glass with painted details and silver stain
Brief description
Stained glass window depicting three scenes from the life of St Peter. From the church of Saint-Pierre-du-Chatel in Rouen, France, c.1525-30.
Physical description
Stained glass panel. St Peter, wearing a red gown and a blue cloak, preaches to a crowd from a pulpit. One of the crowd, an elderly man, holds his hands in a praying position. This indicates that he has been converted to the teachings of Christ.
Dimensions
  • Framed height: 156.1cm
  • Framed width: 67.1cm
  • Framed depth: 3.2cm
  • Framed weight: 12.0kg
  • Sight height: 150.5cm
  • Sight width: 61.4cm
Object history
From Saint-Pieree-du-Châtel in Rouen, Normandy.
Acquired from the Bernal Collection.
Historical context
The same scenes are depicted in glass from Saint-Vincent in Rouen (now in Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Rouen) and in Notre-Dame du Grand-Andely, Les Andelys. They may have all derived from the same cartoon.
Production
The style of this window has been associated with the workshops run by the followers of Arnoult de Nimègue
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceNew Testament
Summary
Churches often ordered stained-glass windows painted with scenes from the lives of their patron saints. As the name suggests, the church of Saint-Pierre-du-Chatel was dedicated to St Peter. This panel is one of three that depict important episodes relating to Peter and the early years of the Christian church.

Before Christ ascended to heaven, he instructed his disciples to spread his teachings around the world. Peter is shown here in the second panel preaching about the life, death and Resurrection of Christ.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Williamson, Paul. Medieval and Renaissance Stained Glass in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2003. ISBN 1851774041
  • Bernard Rackham, A Guide to the Collecitons of Stained Glass, V&A Museum, 1936
Collection
Accession number
2208-1855

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Record createdJuly 28, 1998
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