Stained Glass Panel with Male Donor
Unknown Artist
c. 1480
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
1919.1.1
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 ...