Apostles and Prophets with the Articles of the Creed

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1510

MediumStained and painted glass

DimensionsOverall: 102 × 51 1/2 inches (259.08 × 130.81 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number43-35/2

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DescriptionOne of a pair of stained and painted glass windows from Troyes. Four panels, two figures in each, with inscription.Top to bottom: St. Peter & Jeremiah; St. Andrew & King David; St. Thomas & Osee; St. Matthias and Macchas.Gallery Label

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Each of the eight panels in these two stained-glass windows pairs a New and Old Testament individual, such as Saint Peter, shown holding his attribute, the key to heaven, and the Prophet Jeremiah, in the upper left panel. The Creed, represented by the scrolls of Latin inscriptions held by the apostles, was written just before they dispersed to preach the Gospel of Christ. The early church associated the words of each apostle with those of an Old Testament prophet, thus forging a link between the Old and New Testaments, often depicting the figures together in stained glass or sculpture. The majority of New Testament figures are identified by their robes, while most Old Testament figures are garbed in Medieval clothing.

Provenance

G. Bideaux, Paris, by September 27, 1934;

Purchased from Bideaux by Brummer Gallery, Paris and New York, stock no. P11042, September 27, 1934-May 8, 1935 [1];

With Brummer Gallery, on joint account with Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York, May 8, 1935-March 11, 1940 [2];

With Brummer Gallery, New York, stock no. N4537, March 11, 1940-December 13, 1943 [3];

Purchased from Brummer, through Harold Woodbury Parsons, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1943.

NOTES:

[1] The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cloisters Library and Archive, Brummer Gallery Records, Greek glass, gold, jewelry, and terra-cotta, Object inventory card number P11042.

[2] According to the Brummer Gallery stock card referenced in note 1, Brummer sold a half interest in these glass panels to Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co. on May 8, 1935 and repurchased Seligmann’s half on March 11, 1940.

[3] The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cloisters Library and Archive, Brummer Gallery Records, Glass, stained glass, and crystal, Object inventory card number N4537.

Published References

Madeline Harrison Caviness. Stained Glass before 1700 in American Collections : Corpus Vitrearum Checklist III. (Washington, D.C.: Hanover [N.H.]: National Gallery of Art; Distributed by the University Press of New England, 1985), 199 (repro.).

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