Grisaille Panel

Unknown

ca. 1265 · White glass, pot-metal glass, and vitreous paint · The Cloisters

These glass panels may have originally decorated one of the chapels of the Château de Bouvreuil, which was built by King Philip Augustus (r. 1179-1223) and expanded by his grandson Louis IX (r. 1226-70). The castles in the window's border are devices of the kingdom of Castile and indicate Louis's claim to the Spanish throne through his mother, Blanche of Castile. The top panels in each lancet are modern.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1265

Medium

White glass, pot-metal glass, and vitreous paint

Culture

French

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1969