Stained GlassAmerican19th century

When the Morning Stars Sang Together and All the Sons of God Shouted for Joy

c. 1884-1885

Artists

John La FargeArtist

Classification

Stained Glass

Medium

Pot metal, opalescent, and uncolored glass with vitreous paint

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of American Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

87.6 x 61.9 cm (34 1/2 x 24 3/8 in.) framed: 98.4 x 70.5 x 6.7 cm (38 3/4 x 27 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Commissioned by Judge William G. Peckham, Trenton, NJ, 1885; his estate sale, Trenton, NJ, 1924; purchased at that sale by Scott and Fowles, New York; their sale to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1925.

Related Artworks

Stained Glass

Spring

Unidentified Artist, 18th century

White glass with silver stain and vitreous paint

18th centuryBritish

Stained Glass

Female Saint and Donatrices

Unknown Artist, 16th century

Pot metal glass, white glass with silver stain

16th centuryFlemish

Stained Glass

Prodigal Son Parable in Four Scenes; Shield with Hausmark and HF

Unknown Artist, c. 1645

White glass with enamels and silver stain

17th centurySwiss

Stained Glass

Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak; David and Goliath

Unknown Artist, 1646

Flashed red, white glass with enamel and silver stain

17th centurySwiss

Stained Glass

Composite Panel with Heads of Different Dates

Unknown Artist, 14th-16th centuries

Pot metal, white glass with silver stain

14th-16th centuryBritish

Stained Glass

30 Fragments of French Stained Glass from Amiens, Montfaucon, and Other Places

Unknown Artist

Pot metal, white glass, flashed reds

French

Stained Glass

One of a Pair of Heraldic Panels: Shields with Hausmarks

Unknown Artist, 17th century

White glass with enamel and silver stain

17th centuryGerman

Stained Glass

Circumcision of Christ; Virgin and Child; Ecclesia ; Cartouche with Fleur-de-Lis

Unknown Artist, 17th century

Flashed red, white glass with enamels and silver stain

17th centurySwiss

Stained Glass

Man and Wife with Pack Horses

Unknown Artist, 1540

Pot metal, white glass with enamels and silver stain

16th centurySwiss

Stained Glass

Annunciation

Unknown Artist, 16th century

Pot metal glass, white glass with silver stain

16th centuryFlemish

Stained Glass

Two Knights with Standard and Shield; Arms of the Kanton of Schwyz

Unknown Artist, 1579

Pot metal, white glass with enamel and silver stain

16th centurySwiss

Stained Glass

Betrothal Plaque

Unidentified Artist, 1737

White glass with silver stain and vitreous paint

18th centuryGerman