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Stained Glass Panel with Female Donor

Unknown Artist

c. 1480

Stained Glass Panel with Female Donor by Unknown Artist

Medium

pot metal, white glass with silver stain

Dimensions

156 × 43.5 × 1.5 cm

Classification

Glass

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Dudley P. Allen Fund

Accession Number

1919.1.2

Rights

Public Domain

About this artwork

The origin of these stained glass panels is unknown. They depict a male and female donor, presumably husband and wife, who gaze upon a now-lost central panel. The object of their devotions was likely a crucified Christ or a standing figure of the Virgin Mary. The man, dressed in armor, and the woman, wearing a bejeweled and richly embroidered gown, are accompanied by their coats-of-arms (unidentified). They are undoubtedly members of an aristocratic elite who commissioned these windows, perhaps ...

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