Quatrefoil Roundel with Arms and Secular Scenes, 1490–1500, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, German, Pot-metal glass, white glass, vitreous paint, and silver stain, Diam: 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm), Glass-Stained, In the center of this panel are the imperial arms of Austria. The scenes in the quatrefoil represent a variety of secular vignettes. These scenes may signify a tournament masquerade of the type held in Nuremberg before Lent, which would explain the presence of fools, feasts, and lovers.
Quatrefoil Roundel with Arms and Secular Scenes, 1490–1500, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, German, Pot-metal glass, white glass, vitreous paint, and silver stain, Diam: 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm), Glass-Stained, In the center of this panel are the imperial arms of Austria. The scenes in the quatrefoil represent a variety of secular vignettes. These scenes may signify a tournament masquerade of the type held in Nuremberg before Lent, which would explain the presence of fools, feasts, and lovers