Prophet from a Tree of Jesse (?)
Culture
French
Dateabout 1250
Mediumpot-metal glass and vitreous paint in lead
Dimensions82.2 x 32.7 cm (32 3/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift from the estate of Mary S. Higgins
Object number1971.1
Label TextThis figure, who holds a scroll in one hand, may have once formed part of a Tree of Jesse. Scholars believe that this and two related panels, one in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the other in a private collection, all came from the cathedral of Saints Gervais and Protais in Soissons.ProvenanceGift from the estate of Mary S. Higgins; previously Ralph Hilton PhilipsonOn View
On view
Northern Italian
1550–1560
