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Unknown Maker, German

The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocalypse
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, German

Culture

German

Title

The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocalypse

Year

late 1400s

Medium

  • Clear glass with silver stain and enamel,
  • modern blue glass

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Clear glass with silver stain and enamel,
  • modern blue glass

Dimensions

Diameter: 190 mm (190 mm)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mary Jane and Glenn Creamer

Object Number

2017.29

Type

  • Glass

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

Objects made for private devotion often depicted Mary as an intercessor for the faithful. This German roundel presents Mary as the Woman of the Apocalypse, described in the New Testament as “clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of 12 stars.”

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Unknown Maker, German
The Virgin as the Woman of the Apocalypse, late 1400s
Clear glass with silver stain and enamel, modern blue glass
Diameter: 190 mm (190 mm)
Gift of Mary Jane and Glenn Creamer 2017.29

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