Exchange: Medieval and Early Modern Objects w/o Descriptions

Medieval and Early Modern Objects w/o Descriptions

Flemish
Tapestry;Border Fragment (Central cartouche depicting 'Atlanta and the Caledonia
1567 – 1632
wool and silk |
Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Thomas M. Spaulding
1967/2.14

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A painting of Christ on a cross with two haloed figures beneath him and the sun and moon above him. The image is surrounded by a gold leaf border and brightly painted flowers.

French
Crucifixion
1470 – 1480
tempura, gold leaf | parchment
Museum purchase made possible by the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2017
2017/1.551.2

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Spanish
Fragment from a Choir Stall
1500 – 1699
wood |
Gift of the Estate of Mary Chase Stratton
1961/2.9

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European
Chest (no lock)
1500 – 1532
iron with gold and silver inlay |
Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Thomas M. Spaulding
1967/2.25

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Round, carved gamepiece featuring the image of a figure in armor sitting on top of and stabbing a winged creature with a beard.

Flemish
Gamepiece of an Armed Knight Throttling a Monstrous, Bearded Chimera
walrus ivory
2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (5.72 x 1.27 cm);2 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (5.72 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
Gift of Ilene H. Forsyth

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French
Champlevé enamel plaque with Christ in Majesty
1195 – 1205
enamel | metal
Museum Purchase
1958/1.91

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Italian
Embroidered Panel
15th century
silk, velvet and embroidery |
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1972/2.290

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Italian
Velvet Chausable with embroidered panel of St. Paul
18th century
velvet |
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1972/2.291

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Italian
Tapestry
16th century
wool? |
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1972/2.328

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Italian
Cuttings from an illuminated manuscript consisting of several decorative border pieces, containing dolphins, cherubs, portrait cameos and the arms of Cardinal Antonio Pallavicini.
1489
tempera and gold leaf | vellum
Museum Purchase
1971/2.10

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Baptismal Basin with Lamb of God ('Agnus Dei')
1567 – 1632
brass |
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1969/2.92

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An approaching army in the foreground, with pikes or lances held in fists. A mounted soldier in the background carries a lance. At the top of the image is the phrase, left to right: "EINE feste Burg ist unser GOTT" — the first line to Martin Luther's hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."

Lovis Corinth
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott), illustration #29 from Timotheus Klein's Martin Luther (Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt Verlag, 1920-21)
1920
lithograph | handmade beige paper
Gift of the Ernst Pulgram and Frances McSparran Collection
2007/2.108

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