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Pair of Stained Glass Panels with Male and Female Donor

The collection record classifies this work as glass. It is dated c. 1480. Recorded culture or place: France.

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Museum title
Pair of Stained Glass Panels with Male and Female Donor
Date
c. 1480
Culture / origin
France
Materials and technique
pot metal, white glass with silver stain
Dimensions
Overall: 156 x 43.5 x 1.5 cm (61 7/16 x 17 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Artist / maker
Not specified by the museum
Museum
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession number
1919.1

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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.

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 not yet identified coats-of-arms. They are undoubtedly members of an aristocratic elite who commissioned these windows, perhaps for a family chapel.

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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Dudley P. Allen Fund · CC0

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