
Linard Gonthier (1565 – after 1642)
was a glass painter who worked in
Troyes
Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...
,
France.
Among his many works, he undertook the restoration of the stained glass in the church of Sainte-Savine.
The ''Rue Linard Gonthier'' in Troyes is named after him.
Works
*Stained glass window ''The Mystical Winepress'', from the medieval image of
Christ in the winepress
Christ in the winepress or the mystical winepress is a Motif (visual arts), motif in Christianity, Christian iconography showing Jesus, Christ standing in a winepress, where Christ himself becomes the grapes in the press. It derives from the int ...
, in the fourth chapel along the north aisle of
Troyes Cathedral,
dated 1625, showing a vine springing from Christ's chest, with the apostles issuing from its flowers
(see image)
*
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau (, ) is a Communes of France, commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
The city is located in the heart o ...
, Musée national du château de Pau, ''Henri IV terrassant un centaure et la Bataille d’Ivry'', double-sided drawing, dated 1610, box of stained glass for the Arquebuse Hotel in Troyes, engraved by Hogenberg
*Troyes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, ''Un Arquebusier'', achat de la ville à la vente Lebrun-Dalbanne, 29 mai 1884, n° 67, Troyes.
References
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French stained glass artists and manufacturers
1565 births
Year of death unknown