What medium is "Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint John"?

Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint John is Colorless glass, silver stain, vitreous paint.

Is "Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint John" in the public domain?

Yes, Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint John is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint John

Q: When was "Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint John" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1525–30.

Unknown Artist

ca. 1525–30

Medium

Colorless glass, silver stain, vitreous paint

Dimensions

Overall Diam.: 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)

Classification

Glass-Stained

Culture

South Netherlandish

Department

The Cloisters

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Cloisters Collection, 1932

Accession Number

32.24.66

Tags

ChristVirgin MaryCrucifixion

Art Historical Context

This delicate *Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint*, created by an unknown South Netherlandish around 1525–30, captures a pivotal moment in Christian iconography: Christ's crucifixion flanked by the sorrowful Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist. Crafted from colorless glass with silver stain and vitreous paint, this8 1/8-inch diameter piece exemplifies the refined stained glass tradition of the Northern Renaissance. The silver stain technique, a hallmark of the period, allowed artisans to achieve luminous yellow and gold tones by firing silver compounds into the glass, wh...

Roundel with the Crucifixion, the Virgin, and Saint John

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