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Source Description
This panel was originally part of a much larger composition. Saint Catherine stands behind a donor, a cleric, who faces a missing scene representing either the Crucifixion or the standing Virgin, which would have formed the object of the donor’s devotion. In the lower right corner an inscription identifies the donor as rector de Melle, a clergyman in charge of the parish of the town of Melle in western France. The panel must have been commissioned for a church in this town with which the donor was affiliated. A scroll near the donor reads Miserere mei deus (God have mercy on me).
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Document identity
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102417
label
Saint Catherine with a Kneeling Male Donor
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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102417
contentType
object
title
Saint Catherine with a Kneeling Male Donor
description
This panel was originally part of a much larger composition. Saint Catherine stands behind a donor, a cleric, who faces a missing scene representing either the Crucifixion or the standing Virgin, which would have formed the object of the donor’s devotion. In the lower right corner an inscription identifies the donor as rector de Melle, a clergyman in charge of the parish of the town of Melle in western France. The panel must have been commissioned for a church in this town with which the donor was affiliated. A scroll near the donor reads Miserere mei deus (God have mercy on me).
date
1400s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60752844
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Glass
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 158.7 x 49.2 cm (62 1/2 x 19 3/8 in.)
cul
France, Poitou, Melle, 15th century
accession
1921.106
Source extras
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pot metal, white glass with silver stain
tombstone
Saint Catherine with a Kneeling Male Donor, 1400s. France, Poitou, Melle, 15th century. Pot metal, white glass with silver stain; overall: 158.7 x 49.2 cm (62 1/2 x 19 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1921.106
collection
MED - Gothic
didYouKnow
When donors commissioned art during the medieval period, they often requested their image to be included alongside the divine figures. This anonymous kneeling figure paid for this stained glass window, creating a visual reminder of his generosity and piety.
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
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2026-05-29 05:31:54.744000
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102417
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Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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pot metal, white glass with silver stain
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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