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Source Description
The coats of arms on the lid indicate that the casket was a gift to Viktor von Gumppenberg zu Schenkenau, governor of Schrobenhausen, at his wedding on February 4, 1560. He was in the service of Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria, and his wife was a lady-in-waiting to the duchess. The parable chosen for the decoration reminded the nobleman that it was time to abandon idle leisure for the duties of married life.The narrative panels in reverse-painted glass provide the chief ornament of the casket; they are complemented by graceful decorative borders of little birds entwined in foliage, setting off the gilded-metal armature (framework) of the casket itself.
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Document identity
localId
19572
label
Casket with the Story of the Prodigal Son
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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19572
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normalized
title
Casket with the Story of the Prodigal Son
description
The coats of arms on the lid indicate that the casket was a gift to Viktor von Gumppenberg zu Schenkenau, governor of Schrobenhausen, at his wedding on February 4, 1560. He was in the service of Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria, and his wife was a lady-in-waiting to the duchess. The parable chosen for the decoration reminded the nobleman that it was time to abandon idle leisure for the duties of married life.The narrative panels in reverse-painted glass provide the chief ornament of the casket; they are complemented by graceful decorative borders of little birds entwined in foliage, setting off the gilded-metal armature (framework) of the casket itself.
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1560 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stained & Painted Glass
caskets (personal gear)
boxes
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.8
height
29.3
dimensionsRaw
7 13/16 x 11 9/16 in. (19.8 x 29.3 cm)
Source extras
reign
Albrecht V (AD 1550-1579)
med
amelierung reverse-painted glass, gilded copper, resins
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6211
15377
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REN
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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no