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Source Description
This roundel with scenes of hunting and fishing was probably part of a series commissioned to be set into windows in a small domestic room.The composition is based on a drawing by Hans von Kulmbach, the most important painter in Nuremberg after Albrecht Dürer and the leading designer of stained glass in the city. The painter was a member of the workshop of Veit Hirsvogel, the leading stained-glass painter in Nuremberg.
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Document identity
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23436
label
Stained Glass Quatrefoil Roundel with Hunting Scenes
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object
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Source metadata
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23436
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object
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normalized
title
Stained Glass Quatrefoil Roundel with Hunting Scenes
description
This roundel with scenes of hunting and fishing was probably part of a series commissioned to be set into windows in a small domestic room.The composition is based on a drawing by Hans von Kulmbach, the most important painter in Nuremberg after Albrecht Dürer and the leading designer of stained glass in the city. The painter was a member of the workshop of Veit Hirsvogel, the leading stained-glass painter in Nuremberg.
provenance
Gender von Heroltsberg family, by commission; H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 1877 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Felix, Leipzig, 1911 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Stillwell, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1951, by purchase.
date
ca. 1518 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stained & Painted Glass
roundels (circular panels)
stained glass
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
64
height
49
dimensionsRaw
25 3/16 x 19 5/16 in. (64 x 49 cm)
Source extras
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Medieval European
med
stained and clear glass, vitreous paint, pot-metal; bottle glass
creator_ids
15557
15559
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REN
exhibition_ids
890
454
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1
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0
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photo
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69ca0bc8a5e29a01