Armorial panel
Unknown Artist
1635
Medium
Stained glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 × 8 in. (24.8 × 20.3 cm)
Classification
Glass-Stained
Culture
German
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
Accession Number
41.170.40
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite *Armorial panel*, crafted in 1635 by an unknown German artist, is fine example of stained glass from the Baroque era's decorative arts. Measuring just 9 3/4 × 8 inches, it served as a heraldic window insert in a noble home, church, or civic building, proudly displaying a family coat of arms adorned with fruit motifs—symbols of abundance, fertility, and lineage prestige. Stained glass, made by coloring pot-metal glass with metallic oxides and assembling pieces with lead cames, was a revered medium in Europe for its luminous quality. When light passes through, the vivid hues tran...