Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Composition with Two Monastic Male Saints

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Anonymous, Netherlands.

Composition with Two Monastic Male Saints

Stained glass
AZ259
Provenance

Acquired by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York, and installed in his library 1907-1909.

Summary

Two monks at top: one holds a chalice with the eucharist, while the other holds a cross that the devil is chained to. Below features roundels: RIGHT: Christ in Glory, MIDDLE: Eagle, LEFT: Man and woman with hands raised in prayer (Mary and Joseph?) Bottom vignettes (rectangular panels on right and left) feature two scenes of Christ before judges.

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