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Stained Glass Panel with Female Donor
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Stained Glass Panel with Female Donor

c. 1480 · pot metal, white glass with silver stain

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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 coats-of-arms (unidentified). They are undoubtedly members of an aristocratic elite who commissioned these windows, perhaps for a family chapel.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineStained Glass Panel with Female Donor, c. 1480. France. Pot metal, white glass with silver stain ; overall: 156 x 43.5 x 1.5 cm (61 7/16 x 17 1/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1919.1.2

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