The Mater Dolorosa
Medium
Pot-metal glass and colorless glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint
Dimensions
19 5/8 x 16 3/8 in. (49.8 x 41.6 cm)
Classification
Glass-Stained
Culture
South German
Department
The Cloisters
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Cloisters Collection, 1998
Accession Number
1998.215.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Mater Dolorosa a poignant stained glass panel from around 1480, crafted by Circle of Peter Hemmel von Andlaupart of the renowned Strassburger Werkstattgeme—and attributed to the Lautenbach. This South German masterpiece depicts the Virgin Mary as the Sorrowful Mother, her face etched with profound grief, embodying the deep devotion to her suffering in late medieval Christianity. Produced in the vibrant workshops of Strasbourg, a hub of Gothic glassmaking, it captures the emotional intensity of the era's religious art, where such images invited contemplation in churches and chapels....