York Colloquium, July 2014

Fables, stories and other literature depicted in stained-glass roundels and small panels from the

Low Countries

Joost Caen - Cees Berserik

Traditional sources: Adam and Eve, after Chrispijn van den Broeck, 1585

Coll. Caen, Schoten Coll. Caen, Schoten

Common literature:

1: Moralizing Literature

2: Fables

3: Books on Nature

Fable of the wolf and the sow:Have no trust in false friends

BNF, Paris, Gerard Smits, Esbatement …,

edition of 1578

Coll. Berserik, The Hague

Jacob Cats, “Hovwelyck…”: different editions through the centuries:

1625, Royal Library, The Hague

1740, Coll. Berserik, The Hague

Jacob Cats, Spiegel van de oude en nieuwe tyt:

Personification of veritasColl. Berserik, The Hague, edition of

1693 Coll. Caen, Schoten

Jacob Cats, Spiegel van de oude en nieuwe tyt:

Forming the children

Royal Library, The Hague, edition of 1635

Designmuseum, Ghent

Jacob Cats, Spiegel van de oude en nieuwe tyt:

The good housewife

Royal Library, The Hague, edition of 1635

Private collection, England

19th-century depiction after Cats:Displayed the right way is halfway sold

Royal Library, The Hague, edition of 1635

Coll. Berserik, The Hague

Jacob Cats, Hovwelyck …: Bride compared to spring

Coll. Berserik, The Hague, Designmuseum, Ghent

edition of 1658

Jacob Cats, Hovwelyck …: Widow compared to winter

Unidentified edition Designmuseum, Ghent

Joost van den Vondel, Toonneel des Menschelikken Levens:

The tongue as symbol for good and evil Coll. Berserik, The

Hague, edition of 1661

Coll. Berserik, The Hague

Jan van der Veen, Sinnebeelden… :To bind the cat on the bacon

(= to seduce someone) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam,

edition of 1642Old Merchant’s House,

Great Yarmouth

The story of Walter and Griselda:

Walter approaching (the cabin of) GriseldaWalter and Griselda, Ulm edition of 1473-

1474Museum Hôtel

Charlier, Brussels

The story of Walter and Griselda:Walter before the

cabin,Museums of Art and History, Brussels

Walter brings Griselda to his

castle,Private collection, The Netherlands

The story of Walter and Griselda:Walter’s false

wedding, Ashmolean Museum,

Oxford

Walter’s false wedding, Royal

Museums of Art and History, Brussels

The fable of the fox and the stork:

Lancelot Manuscript, Yale University Library

Dominican Monastery, Ghent

The fable of Reynard the Fox

British Library, London

The Stained Glass Museum, Ely

Fable books:

Gilles Corrozet, Les Fables …, 1542

Marcus Gheeraerts, De Warachtige Fabvlen ..,

1567

Engravings after Marcus Gheeraerts:BNF, Paris, Gerard Smits, Esbatement …,

edition of 1578

Duke University, USA, Joost van den Vondel, Vorstelijcke Warande …, edition of 1682

Gerard Smits, Esbatement moral, des animavx:

Annoying only want to harmBNF, Paris, edition of 1578 Coll. Caen, Schoten

Gerard Smits, Esbatement moral, des animavx: True loyalty only serves the interest of the master,

not it’s ownBNF, Paris, edition of 1578 King’s College, Cambridge

Example of a panel with a bird, decorating a larger panel:

Adriaen Collaert Ottin 1896 Coll. Caen, Schoten

Books on nature by Adriaen Collaert:

Avivm Vivae Icones (Birds) Piscivm Vivae Icones (Fishes)

Books on nature by Adriaen Collaert:

Animalium Quadrupedum (Four legged mammals)

Florilegivm (Flowers)

Parrot after Adriaen Collaert:

Avivm Vivae IconesColl. Berserik, The Hague

Butterfly, mortality and vanity:Jan Heestershuis,

Schijndel Coll. Caen, Schoten

Emperor’s Crown, humility:Jacob Cats, Ouderdom …, edition of 1656

Coll. Caen, Schoten

Carnation and cross-spider, tulips and fruit:

Coll. Caen, SchotenColl. Berserik, The Hague

Thank you for your kind attention!

Tulp Schoten