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Donor figure with window

Glencairn Museum

Glencairn Museum
Bryn Athyn, United States

This 12th-century stained-glass panel features a kneeling figure holding a model of a stained-glass window he is donating. The inscription, PETRVS (Peter), may have been added at a later date. The appearance of donors on French stained-glass windows is uncommon. Due to his costume and the absence of a tonsure, this appears to be a layman rather than a cleric.

Sources:
- Madeline Harrison Caviness, _Sumptuous Arts at the Royal Abbeys in Reims and Braine_, 1990, 356.
- Jane Hayward and Walter Cahn, _Radiance and Reflection: Medieval Art from the Raymond Pitcairn Collection_, 1982, 119-121.

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  • Title: Donor figure with window
  • Location Created: Perhaps Reims, Abbey Church of Saint-Remi, France
  • Physical Dimensions: 24 cm x 23 cm (9 7/16 in. x 9 1/16 in.)
  • Medium: Stained glass
  • Date: Circa 1185-1200
  • Collection: Medieval
  • Accession Number: 03.SG.11
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