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Two Scenes from the History of a Monastic Order

TWO SCENES FROM THE HISTORY OF A MONASTIC ORDERGermany, Cologne
c. 1460-1470
Pot metal, white glass and silver stain
A: 76.7 x 58.2 (30 1/4 x 22 1/8); B: 77.0 x 57.2 (30 1/4 x 22 1/2)
Some stopgaps and replacement pieces

Provenance: Sir William Jerningham, Costessey Hall, Norfolk, England; Grosvenor Thomas, London; George D. Pratt, Glen Cove, N.Y.
Bibliography: Thomas and Drake (1920), nos. 51 and 53; Elizabeth von Witzleben, “Kölner Bibelfenst er des IS. Jahrhunderts in Schottland, England und Amerika,” Aachener Kunstbliitter, 43 (1972), 227-248, figs. 7 and 8.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters (New York, New York)
Object/Accession: 41.170.98 and 99 (Medieval Department)

A. A monk before a kneeling woman and a man (41.170.98); B. A monk addressing a group of men (41.170.99)

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Entry From: Checklist I Filed Under: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters

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