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Arms of Zurich with a Lion Supporter and Orb

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Anonymous, Swiss
17th century

Arms of Zurich with a Lion Supporter and Orb

Red, green, blue, yellow, and purple pot metal and uncolored glass with vitreous paint and silver stain. Green and blue enamel helps define the fruit above the arches and the imperial crown and orb. The body of the lion is rendered with subtle washes and varying modulation in stick work and trace. Stick work also produces the damask surface of the shield.
65.4 x 59.8 (25 3/4 x 23 1/2 inches)
AZ238
Provenance

Emile Gaillard (1821-1902), Paris; his sale, Paris, Paul Chevallier, 17 May 1904, lot no. 672; acquired by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York, and installed in his library 1907-9.

Inscriptions/Markings

1618.

Summary

The panel is the right half of a display of the Arms of Zurich. Silhouetted against a white background, a lion holds the imperial sword and orb in its front paws. To his left is a shield with the Zurich arms surmounted by an Imperial crown. The panel is the left half of a display of the Arms of Zurich. Silhouetted against a white background, a lion raises the Zurich banner. To his right, a shield with the Zurich arms is surmounted by a shield with the arms of the Holy Roman Empire. The lion stands on a pale-yellow platform framed by a Renaissance arcade of red columns and pilasters surmounted by red and green capitals. Above, a red entablature frames an arch with a green central boss. Above the arch are clusters of fruit.

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Century Objects
17th century
Classification
Stained Glass
Department
Drawings and Prints