Vierge de Flums

The chapel is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint James. The image of the patron saint was located in the window of the choir, the most important place in the chapel. Church window, around 1200, origin: Chapel of St. Jakob, Gräpplang near Flums, painted coloured glass

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Heraldic panel

A sailing ship loaded with passengers and barrels is bound for the city depicted on the left of the panel. The coats of arms of the donors appear on either side of the sail. The marks on the oars correspond to symbols in the coats of arms. Heraldic panel, Hans Caspar Gallati (1633–1699), 1679, painted coloured glass

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Welcome panel

A halberdier in mi-parti and an elegantly dressed lady with a bag and a cutlery case on a cord support the coat of arms of Peter Mutarda. Heraldic panel, around 1554, origin: Council Hall of the Town Hall in Le Landeron, painted coloured glass

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Welcome panel

With her right hand, Magdalena Gmünder passes a large golden goblet to her husband, Lorenz Vonwiler, while holding the lid in her other hand. She is wearing a fashionable robe with a black jacket, pleated skirt and white apron. Roundel, 1633, single pane of painted colourless glass

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Canton panel of Berne

A lion and a bear hold a large crown above the cantonal coat of arms of Berne. The lion – the heraldic animal of the Dukes of Zähringen – holds the calvary standard of the city founders, while the bear holds the banner of Berne. Canton panel of Berne, Hans Jakob Güder (around 1631–1691), 1675, origin: Church of Othmarsingen, painted coloured glass

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William Tell

William Tell stands with his crossbow in one hand and an arrow held high in the other. The landscape in the background includes high mountains and the Lake of Uri. Above Tell’s head hangs his coat of arms with the pierced apple. Picture window, Karl Wehrli (1843–1902), around 1880, painted coloured glass

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Little Meret

Ernst Rinderspacher’s subject here is ‘Little Meret’, a character from Gottfried Keller’s novel “Green Henry”. Keller, in turn, found his inspiration for the character in a child’s portrait from the early 17th century. Figurative panel, Ernst Rinderspacher (1879–1949), around 1920, grisaille and silver stain on blue flashed glass

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A view of the exhibition.

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A view of the exhibition.

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A view of the exhibition.

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A view of the exhibition.

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