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Stained Glass Window with the Prophet Habbakuk
(Medieval Europe )
This panel, a pair with Walters 46.41, was once part of a larger program of decoration at the cathedral in Soissons that was paid for by King Philippe August of France (r. 1180-1223). It shows Habbakuk seated and dressed in an Antique robe. He holds a scroll, a common feature in medieval depictions of prophets.
This window was probably placed below figures of the apostles, visually demonstrating the Christian belief that the New Testament relied on and superseded the foundation of the Old Testament.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
H: 154 5/8 × W: 60 5/8 in. (392.75 × 153.99 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: 15th-Century Art of Northern Europe
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
46.40
