Grisaille Panel

Unknown

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

These grisaille panels are part of a set of eight once in three different chapels at the Norman residence of the French monarchs. They represent a mid-century transitional stage in royal French ateliers. The conventionalized acanthus buds are a continuation of earlier tastes, while the ivy leaves, delineated with hair-thin veins, reflect the newer, naturalizing tendencies. The castles in the border are devices of the kingdom of Castile and indicate royal patronage, probably that of Louis IX (1226-1272), who claimed the right to the Spanish throne through his mother, Blanche of Castile. See 69.236.2–.9.

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