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Armorial Panel of Dr Karl Schwerzmann

Franz Josef Merzenich
Basel, 1876
42.5 × 38.5cm
Signed and dated
Clear glass, blue- and pink-coloured glasses, blue and red flashed glasses etched in places, black and red vitreous paint, blue enamel, yellow silver stain

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This technically and artistically sophisticated and beautifully produced panel in Swiss Renaissance style shows the arms of the donor between a male and a female supporter. The picture panes at the top are related to the practice of the doctor, who had studied in Basel and probably also practised there. On the right side a cataract operation is being carried out, and on the left a patient receives a visit.

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Armorial Panel, stained-glass painting, Kabinettscheibe