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Grisaille Panel

ca. 1265
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 08
These grisaille panels are part of a set of eight from a window in one of three chapels at the Norman residence of the French monarchs. They represent a mid-century transitional stage in royal French ateliers. The conventionalized acanthus buds are a continuation of earlier tastes, while the ivy leaves, delineated with hair-thin veins, reflect the newer, naturalizing tendencies. The castles in the border are devices of the kingdom of Castile and indicate royal patronage, probably that of Louis IX (1226-1272), who claimed the right to the Spanish throne through his mother, Blanche of Castile.
See 69.236.2–.9.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Grisaille Panel
  • Date: ca. 1265
  • Geography: Made in Rouen, Normandy, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: White glass, pot-metal glass, and vitreous paint
  • Dimensions: Overall: 23 5/16 x 21 3/4 in. (59.2 x 55.3 cm)
  • Classification: Glass-Stained
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.236.4
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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