A stained glass panel depicting Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

A stained glass panel depicting Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream Clear and coloured glass painted in lead black and polychrome cold enamel, older leading, in a newer wrought iron frame. Central depiction of a man lying on the ground in his armour, with a sceptre and orb beside him. Above him in the heavens, on the upper central bright-red shard, is the inscription: “Die vier großen Rych diser Wällt / darvon Der Prophet Daniel mäldt / Die Nabuc donosor gesen hett / Im troum zu nacht an sinem betth / Eyn gar großes Bild vor im ston / wie die rich werdend zergonn.” On the lower clear disc is the inscription: “OVID HAC ABSENTE IVVANT / Die waaffen nützen nüt die keine hand wil führen / wan wir dor zu kein lust und heldenmuth nit spühren / also glückt sich auch nicht ein vorsatz woll bedacht / wo ihn des höhsten hand und trib nicht fruchtbar macht”. In the upper spandrels, on the left, a depiction of a bearded naked man lying on the ground, inscribed “SVPERBIA NABVCHODONOSOR”; on the right, the scene of Lot with his two daughters. In the lower left corner, inscribed around the Lerber coat of arms: “Daniel Leerber des großen Raths zu Bern 1596”. With some cracks. Height 41 cm; width 35 cm. Attributed to Switzerland/Bern, 1596.

Schätzpreis:€12,000

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