Panel with the Standard Bearer of the Landsknecht
Karl von Egeri (?)
1551
Switzerland, Zurich
Coloured and painted glass, lead
l 49.5 cm, w 38.5 cm
This stained glass was executed after a drawing by the German painter Hans Holbein the Younger, The Standard Bearer from Livental, dating from 1519-1520. It is well known that the painter made many designs for decorative items, particularly stained glass, but only few works after his design have actually survived. This lends a particular interest to the Hermitage example. The composition and superb decorative qualities of this work allow us to attribute it to Karl von Egeri.
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