Fine Netherlands Stained Glass Panels Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament
Six Fine Netherlands Stained Glass Panels Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament
Circa 1500 – 1530
Size : 24 cm high , 19.5 cm wide – 9½ ins high , 7¾ ins wide
Circa 1500 – 1530
Size : 24 cm high , 19.5 cm wide – 9½ ins high , 7¾ ins wide
Stained glass was very highly regarded by the newly wealthy merchant classes in the early 16 th century as a contemporary 'cutting edge' artistic medium and many panels and roundels were commissioned for use in private as well as public settings . Serving as an aide to pious private devotion in the house hold , they publicly served as status symbols .
The subject matter of the majority of stained glass panels , such as these , was taken from prints and drawings . The works of Dí¼rer , Raphael , Mantegna , and Hans Holbein the younger to name only the best , all having an important influence in the early 16 th century , and acting as sources for the designs of the stained glass artists.
The subject matter of the majority of stained glass panels , such as these , was taken from prints and drawings . The works of Dí¼rer , Raphael , Mantegna , and Hans Holbein the younger to name only the best , all having an important influence in the early 16 th century , and acting as sources for the designs of the stained glass artists.
Fine Netherlands Stained Glass Panels Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament
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