Linard Gonthier

Vitrail du Pressoir mystique (1625) by Linard Gontier: Christ and the twelve apostles (detail). Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes

Linard Gonthier (1565–after 1642)^[1] was a glass painter who worked in Troyes, France.^[2][3] Among his many works, he undertook the restoration of the stained glass in the church of Sainte-Savine.^[4]

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, in the fourth chapel along the north aisle of Troyes Cathedral,^[5] dated 1625, showing a vine springing from Christ's chest, with the apostles issuing from its flowers^[6] (see image)
• Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 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

1. Nicole Hany (1979). "Linard Gonthier, peintre-verrier troyen (1565-après 1642) : sa vie et l'œuvre de son atelier". Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de l'art français (J. Bauer): 51–61. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
2. Matilda Betham-Edwards (30 June 2004). Holidays in Eastern France. Kessinger Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4191-2439-6. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
3. Albert Babeau (1888). Linard Gontier et ses fils, peintres verriers. Dufour-Bouquot. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
4. A. F. Arnaud (1837). Voyage archéologique et pittoresque dans le département de l'Aube et dans l'ancien diocèse de Troyes. Cardon. pp. 71–. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
5. Michelin (1 April 2010). Michelin Green Guide Alsace Lorraine Champagne. Michelin Apa Publications. pp. 439–. ISBN 978-1-906261-72-6. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
6. Ancient Stained and Paited Glass. CUP Archive. p. 143. GGKEY:W1XWYP26SBZ. Retrieved 15 July 2011.