Saint Dorothea with Jesus and a Basket of Roses, and with the Trinity below (from a series with The Virgin Mary and Five Standing Saints)
Unknown Artist
1440–46
Medium
Pot-metal glass, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain
Dimensions
Each window 12 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 28 1/4 in. (337.2 x 71.8 cm)
Classification
Glass-Stained
Culture
German
Department
The Cloisters
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Cloisters Collection, 1937
Accession Number
37.52.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the serene medieval galleries of The Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this stunning stained-glass window from 144046 depicts *Saint Dorothea with and a Basket of Roses and with the Trinity below Created by an unknown German artist, it forms part of a larger series featuring the Virgin Mary five standing saints. Saint Dorothea, a early Christian martyr, is shown receiving roses from the Christ Child—a nod to her legend, where she miraculously sent heavenly blooms to a skeptic on her execution day. Below, the Holy Trinity underscores the panel's devotional theme, inviting ...