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I wonder what provenance the auction house is offering ?
On reflection, it does seem to be in remarkable good condition and the
colours are suspiciously bright for a specimen that old ... But my main
response was to its charm and grace as well as to its mythology.
BMC
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Harrowing of hell - was [M-R] medieval art
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>> If you look at the latest entry in PECIA, showing the mediaeval
>> goodies on sale at the end of the month, you may agree with me that
>> the fragment of stained glass window illustrated is a depiction of the
>> Harrowing of Hell. Rather a nice one - I like the curved lines.
>
> Brenda,
> It is rather splendid. The question is: are there any 12th-century pieces
> of glass in it (I have
> no idea why the site mentions the 15th century!). It would have to be
> examined in person to
> tell, really. There were some very good copies of 12th-century panels
> made in the late 19th
> century. We have several in Canadian collections which were bought as
> medieval works, in
> fact. Not all of them, by any means, were done as "fakes" either.
> Considerable effort was
> put into recovering the "secrets" of medieval stained glass in the 19th
> century, and glaziers
> felt it almost a challenge to create new works in a "correct" medieval
> manner. The results,
> though, however impressive, were until recently something of a nightmare
> for museums and
> collectors. Looking through the other material on offer at that same
> sale, there look to be a
> few other problematic works, as well.
> Cheers,
> Jim Bugslag
>
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