Swiss School, second half of the 16th Century

Nicos and Dimitra Dhikeos, Lyon (L.3529, recto and on the back of the mount)

Hinged at top to old mount. Some surface dirt. Vertical creases down center and several on left side. Some wear at man's upper chest. Stain or thin patch to right of lady's skirt.
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This is a characteristic example of Swiss stained glass design, probably for a heraldic roundel for a domestic setting.  Although the hand of major artists such as Daniel Lindtmayer can be recognized, there were many unrecorded artists working in this form and attributions are difficult.  It has been suggested that this is reminiscent of drawings attributed to Heironymous Lang, active in Schaffhausen in the second half of the 16th century.¹

Nicos Dhikeos (19899-1987) moved from his native Cyprus to France, where he settled in Lyon and became Cypriot consul.  He and his wife formed a large and interesting collection of Old Master Drawings, which was dispersed after his death in a number of sales.

1.  F. Thöne, Museum..Schaffhausen: Die Zeichnungen des 16 und 17 Jahrhunderts, Schaffhausen 1972, pp. 12-25, nos. 1-12