The position in Lower Franconia
Why are the glass paintings of Stadtprozelten something special?
According to the current state of research, these seem to be the oldest still-existing glass paintings in all of Lower Franconia.
The panes are exquisitely preserved. One can document just a very few supplements (some of which also originated in the Middle Ages). The panes have also kept their original, medieval lead netting, which is very rare.
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The Background
The dating concluded by older research – the early 15th century - can probably be viewed as obsolete.
The relevant comparison examples – primarily the glazing of the former collegiate church St. Bartholomäus (""Dom"") in Frankfurt am Main, were built between approx. 1300 and 1350; therefore, also for Stadtprozelten, one can reckon with its emergence in the 14th century.
Conceivable in this context would be a date near 1325-1350, which would have been the possible duration of the construction of the choir loft.
An exact analysis based on construction history which could back up this possible date of building has yet to be performed.
A glass-painting studio in the Central Rhine region most probably performed this work.
The following evidence backs up this hypothesis:
Source: Dr. Uwe Gast, Corpus Vitrearum Germany – Research Centre for Medieval Glass Painting - Lugostraße 13 - D-79100 Freiburg i. Br. – Tel.: +49 / 761 / 7 55 02 - Fax: +49 / 761 / 70 93 19 - E-mail: info@cvma-freiburg.de - www.cvma-freiburg.de
The Measures
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