South Lowlands, Louvain, Carthusian Cloister
c. 1515-1520
Pot metal, white glass, and silver stain
A: 70.0 x 46.0 (27 1/2 x 18 1/8); B: 70.5 x 47.3 (27 3/4 x 18 5/8)
Some mended cracks in both panels
Provenance: Sir Thomas Neave, Dagenham Park, Essex; Isaac D. Fletcher, New York
Bibliography: Kurt Steinbart, “Nachlese im Werke des Jacob Cornelisz,Ó Marburger fahrbuch für Kunstwissenschaft 5 (1929), 231-232; G.J. Hoogewerff, De Noord-Nederlandsche Schilderk unst, s vols. (Gravenhage, 1939), 3:139-143; William Wells, Stained and Painted Glass, Burrell Collection: Figure and Ornamental Subjects (Glasgow, 1965), 48; Paul V. Maes, “Laatgotisch brandglas in Brabant,Ó in Aspek ten van de Laatgotick in Brabant [exh. cat., Stedelijk Museum] (Louvain, 1971), 582-586; MMAB (1971-1972), 144; Maes, “Oud Leuvens brandglas in Engeland,Ó Arca lovaniensis: Artes atque historiae reserans documenta 1 (1972), 189-201; Maes, “Nicholaas Ruterius en de brandglassuite met de geschiedenis van Sint-Nicolaas, 11 Arca lovaniensis: Artes atque historiae reserans documenta 2 (1973), 181-208; McNab (1982)1 n.p; Richard Marks, “Recent Discoveries in Medieval Art,Ó Scottish Art Review 16 (1984), 19-20.
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters (New York, New York)
Object/Accession: 17.120.13 and 17 (European Sculpture and Decorative Arts)
A. St. Nicholas begging corn to feed his people (17.120.13); B. St. Nicholas consecrated Bishop of Myra (17.120.17)
Inscriptions: A. FAME PREMENTE NAVITAS SUIS ROGAT I FRUGES ACERVO HAUD IMMINUTO IMPERTIA […]; B. VOX EST SUPNE ANNITA PRESUL STD CRAS I QUI PRIMUS EDEM MANE INVISERIT SACRAM
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