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Seraph (Front view, post-conservation)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The panel shows a seraph (angel of high rank usually shown with multiple wings). It was probably one in a series of similar images forming part of the decorative scheme of a large window. Facing forward with outstretched arms, the figure has a red halo flanked by blue leaf-like fronds and wears a distinctive white cloth tied around the neck. A pair of white and yellow wings spread out from the shoulders and a pair of blue wings fold over the chest. The large eyes, wide face, and broadly painted details of the wings and garment suggest that the image was meant to be read clearly from a distance.

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  • Title: Seraph (Front view, post-conservation)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: about 1275–1299
  • Location Created: France
  • Physical Dimensions: 35 × 69 × 1 cm (13 3/4 × 27 3/16 × 3/8 in.)
  • Type: Stained glass
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint; lead came
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 2003.28
  • Culture: French
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown maker, French
  • Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)
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