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The Three Marys

Date1444
Modern PlaceBoppard-am-Rhein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
Object PlaceCentral Europe, Europe
MediumStained glass: Pot metal; white glass with silver stain and olive-green enamel
ClassificationsStained Glass
Dimensions29 × 58 inches (73.66 × 147.32 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Anne E. Shipman Stevens Bequest Fund
Object number40.52
DescriptionAt the bottom of the rectangular panel are three kneeling female figures. The figures are haloed, and above their heads is an inscribed banner. At the top of the panel, in the center of a trefoil pattern, is a partial figure shown only from the waist up, with right hand raised in a gesture of blessing.
On View
On view
Collections
  • Glass Highlights
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Sculpture & Decorative, Gallery 7
ProvenanceRemoved from the Carmelite Church, Boppard-am-Rhein, Germany in 1818; Count Hermann Puckler, Muskau; Count Puckler-Branitz, Muskau; Friedrich Spitzer, Paris; A. Huber, Zurich; Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York