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Roundels: Two secular scenes (Lowlands) and St. Peter (Lowlands)

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Roundels: Two secular scenes (Lowlands) and St. Peter (Lowlands)

Stained glass
AZ271
Provenance

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

Summary

The top central panel features St. Peter with an inverted cross, a book, and a rooster, with the inscription "s. pterus." This panel is flanked by a smaller panel featuring a trio of musicians at left, and a pair of jugglers at right. Directly below the panel of St. Peter is a fragment showing a decapitated body of a bishop. Flanking the decapitated bishop are two fragments featuring birds and folliate designs.A fragment of a dolphin is at the bottom.

Classification
Department