Donations of stained-glass windows in Holland in the 16th /17th century. Developments in arguments and methods ; Schenkingen van gebrandschilderde glazen in Holland in de zestiende en zeventiende eeuw. Ontwikkelingen in argumenten en methoden

Donations of stained-glass windows in the Northern Netherlands are referred to from the end of the fourteenth century, which is late from an international point of view. Frequently, such windows were donated by notables: members of the clergy, royal and noble administrators. Their motivation was primarily spiritual: performing a good deed, which according to the teachings of the Church of Rome contributed to the eternal salvation of the donor’s soul. The representations on the windows, for the most part placed during new construction, extension or restoration, were predominantly spiritual and... Mehr ...