THE SUICIDE OF CHARONDAS OF CATANEA
Brief description: Stained glass panel depicting the suicide of Charondas of Catanea. Probably by the workshop of Dierick Vellert in about 1530.
Charondas of Catanea is reported to have broken his own laws and then killed himself. Roman authors used this story to illustrate themes of Justice. This stained glass roundel shows a group of male figures looking on as Charondas of Catanea, dressed in full armour, falls on his sword. Executed in paint and silver stain, this panel is thought to have been copied after Dirick Vellert (1480-1547), one of Antwerp's foremost glass designers, producing many cartoons for painted roundels. Many thousands of roundels were produced in Belgium in the 16th and 17th centuries, prized more for their skilful execution than for the value of the materials from which they were made. Their small size and exquisite detail made them popular with English collectors of the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Object type: stained glass roundel
Number of objects: 1
Production date: circa 1530
Production period: 16th century, early
Designer: Dirck Vellert (1480 - 1547)
Manufacturer: Vellert, Dirck 1480=1547
Dimensions: Diameter: 203 mm
Acquisition: bequest 1992
Acquisition source: Estate of Thomas Cowell
Accession number: ELYGM:1992.4.12
