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Source Description
This panel, a pair with Walters 46.41, was once part of a larger program of decoration at the cathedral in Soissons that was paid for by King Philippe August of France (r. 1180-1223). It shows Habbakuk seated and dressed in an Antique robe. He holds a scroll, a common feature in medieval depictions of prophets.This window was probably placed below figures of the apostles, visually demonstrating the Christian belief that the New Testament relied on and superseded the foundation of the Old Testament.
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Document identity
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17462
label
Stained Glass Window with the Prophet Habbakuk
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Source metadata
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17462
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title
Stained Glass Window with the Prophet Habbakuk
description
This panel, a pair with Walters 46.41, was once part of a larger program of decoration at the cathedral in Soissons that was paid for by King Philippe August of France (r. 1180-1223). It shows Habbakuk seated and dressed in an Antique robe. He holds a scroll, a common feature in medieval depictions of prophets.This window was probably placed below figures of the apostles, visually demonstrating the Christian belief that the New Testament relied on and superseded the foundation of the Old Testament.
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1200-1223 (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Stained & Painted Glass
stained glass
windows
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
392.8
height
154
dimensionsRaw
H: 154 5/8 × W: 60 5/8 in. (392.75 × 153.99 cm)
Source extras
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French
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Transcription] Painted in the arch above the figure: [H]ABACUC PROPHETA; [Translation] Prophet Habbakuk; [Transcription] Heavily restored
fragmentary and abbreviated text painted on the band at neck level of the figure: EP./SCV; [Transcription] Painted on the scroll: EVAN[GELIUM] SECUND[UM] MATHEUM; [Translation] The Gospel according to Matthew
reign
Philip Augustus (AD 1180-1223)
RelatedObjects
11623
med
paint on stained glass
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6229
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MED
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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