The Creation of Adam (one of a set of four)

Possibly the workshop of the Muller

Designer Design attributed to Matthäus Merian the Elder Swiss

mid-17th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 505

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Title: The Creation of Adam (one of a set of four)
Maker: Possibly the workshop of the Muller family, Zug, Switzerland
Designer: Design attributed to Matthäus Merian the Elder (Swiss, Basel 1593–1650 Schwalbach)
Date: mid-17th century
Culture: Swiss, Zug
Medium: Stained glass
Dimensions: Overall: 7 3/4 × 10 in. (19.7 × 25.4 cm)
Classification: Glass-Stained
Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Object Number: 32.100.342
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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