Drawings and Stained Glass Paintings from Holbein to Ringler
In the 16th century, across southern Germany and the Old Swiss Confederacy, painting directly on to small panes of glass became a tremendously popular art form. Renowned artists were commissioned to create designs, which were then executed by professional glass painters; this display brings together both preparatory drawings and finished works. Find out more from the Kunstmuseum Basel’s website.
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Banner bearer of the guild of weavers (1560), design by Ludwig Ringler. Photo: P. Portner; © Historisches Museum Basel
Banner bearer of the guild of weavers (1560), Ludwig Ringler. Photo: N. Jansen; © Historisches Museum Basel
Coat of arms of Gavin de Beaufort and Daniel Peyer (1575), Georg Wannewetsch. Photo: © Victoria and Albert Museum
Coat of arms of Gavin de Beaufort and Daniel Peyer (1575), designed by Georg Wannewetsch. Photo: © Kantonale Denkmalpflege Basel-Stadt/Peter Sculthess
All photographs are products of their time – and they should be treated that way