Illustrations
1.1 Anonymous, cartoon for a window with The Sacrament of Baptism, ca. 1525, 151Ã112 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 6
1.2 Anonymous, cartooon for a window with St. Martha and companions, ca. 1525, 151,5Ã56 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 7
1.3 Jan Goeree after Arent Lepelaer, Interior of the Sint Janskerk in Gouda, ca. 1720, engraving, 340Ã484 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 8
1.4 Sint Janskerk, Gouda 8
1.5 Reijnier van Persijn, Portraits of Wouter and Dirck Crabeth, ca. 1650, engraving, 176Ã236 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 9
1.6 Herman Lethmaet kneeling before the Virgin and child and John the Baptist (detail of fig. 2.7) 12
1.7 Dirck Crabeth (workshop), cartoon with Ecce Homo and donor Nicolaes Ruysch, 1556, 348Ã116 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 14
1.8 Gerrit Boels, Joris van Egmond in adoration of the Trinity, cartoon (lower half), 1541, ca. 450Ã580 cm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 16
1.9 Willem Thybaut, Cartoon for the donorâs border of the window donated by Hendrick van Swol, 1571. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 22
1.10 Dirck Crabeth, Joris van Egmond, his patron Saint Martin and a beggar (detail of the cartoon for his window), ca. 1554â1555. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 22
1.11 Jacques Jongelinck, Viglius van Aytta, 1571, silver, diam. 4,5 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 25
1.12 Dirck Crabeth, Judith and Holofernes, (detail of fig. 4.6) 29
1.13 Dirck Crabeth, Give to Caesar what is Caesarâs, contract drawing for a window in the choir of Sint-Janskerk, 1543, 371Ã178 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 30
2.1 The apse of the Sint Janskerk with the Baptism in the river Jordan in the ambulatory and in the clerestory Christ the Redeemer and four apostles 34
2.2 Windows installed during the decoration campaign 1552â1572 35
2.3 The North corridor of the ambulatory 36
2.4 Digman Meynaert after Lambert van Noort, The annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist, 1561, 755Ã280 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 37
2.5 Daniel Tomberg, The Annunciation, 1655, 985Ã280 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 37
2.6 After Lambert van Noort, The Annunciation, 347Ã472 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 39
2.7 Digman Meynaert after Lambert van Noort, The birth of John the Baptist, 1562, 988Ã280 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 40
2.8 Wouter Crabeth, The Nativity, 1564, 977Ã280 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 40
2.9 Digman Meynaert after Lambert van Noort, Christ among the doctors, 1560, 995Ã397 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 42
2.10 Page from the iconographic program for the Scheut monastery, ca. 1515. The Hague, Ministery of Foreign Affairs Archive, file 245 45
2.11 Dirck Crabeth, John the Baptist preaching, 1556, 990Ã397 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 49
2.12 Dirck Crabeth, The baptism of Christ, 1555, 990Ã403 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 49
2.13 Dirck Crabeth, Christ bearing witness about himself, 1556, 995Ã395 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 50
2.14 Dirck Crabeth detail of fig. 2.11 with John the Baptist interrogated by priests and Levites 51
2.15 Dirck Crabeth, detail of fig. 2.12 with men undressing to be baptized 52
2.16 Dirck Crabeth, main scene of the cartoon for The Baptism in the river Jordan, 1555. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 53
2.17 Dirck Crabeth, detail of fig. 2.12 with John the Baptist speaking the words Ecce Agnus Dei and Christ saying Ecce vere Israelita 55
2.18 Dirck Crabeth, detail of fig. 2.13 with scenes from John 3:25â30 56
2.19 Lieven de Witte, Christ bearing witness about himself, woodcut from W. Van Branteghem, Dat Leeven Onsâ Heeren (1537) 58
2.20 Jan van Zijl, John the Baptist rebukes Herod, 1556, 960Ã400 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 59
2.21 Dirck Crabeth, The mission of John the Baptistâs disciples to Christ, 1556, 693Ã280 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 59
2.22 Willem Thybaut, The beheading of John the Baptist, 1571, 715Ã280 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 60
2.23 Christoffel Pierson, Drawings after the two windows placed in 1581 by the south entrance of the choir with scenes from the Passion of Christ, 1674, both 78Ã55 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 62
2.24 Anonymous (after Hans Holbein), Portrait of Erasmus, painted terracotta relief mounted on a wooden panel, ca. 1540, diam. 53 cm. Gouda, Museum Gouda 63
2.25 Philips Galle after Frans Pourbus, Franciscus Sonnius, 1604, 177Ã117 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 66
2.26 Rogier van der Weyden, John the Baptist Triptych, c. 1455, central panel, 79Ã49 cm. Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Gemäldegalerie 69
2.27 Anonymous, The apostle Matthew, ca. 1530â1540, 655Ã280 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 76
2.28 Dirck Crabeth, The Redeemer, ca. 1554â1556, 660Ã190 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 76
2.29 Dirck Crabeth, The apostle Thomas with donor, ca. 1556, 660Ã286 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 78
2.30 Schouten workshop, The apostle James the Greater, 1923, 655Ã180 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 78
3.1 Dirck Crabeth, The Kingâs Window, 1557, 1970Ã460 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 82
3.2 The dedication of the Temple of Solomon, upper section of the Kingâs Window 83
3.3 The Last Supper, middle section of the Kingâs window 83
3.4 Inscription in the lower section of the Kingâs window 84
3.5 Urs Graf, The Last Supper and the Washing of the Feet, 43Ã32 mm., 1513. London, British Museum 84
3.6 Wouter Crabeth, Margaret of Parmaâs window, 1563, 1880Ã460 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 85
3.7 Frans Hogenberg, Submission of the Petition by the Nobility, 1566, 210Ã280 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 98
3.8 Wouter Crabeth, cartoon for Elijahâs sacrifice, ca. 1562. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 101
3.9 Wouter Crabeth, cartoon for Margaret of Parmaâs donorâs border, ca. 1562. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 102
3.10 Albrecht Dürer, The devil thrown in the bottomless pit, 1511, 399Ã280 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 104
3.11 Wouter Crabeth, cartoon for The washing of the feet, ca. 1562. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 106
3.12 Wouter Crabeth, Reliefs with scenes from the life of Moses, detail of Margaret of Parmaâs window, ca. 1562. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 106
3.13 Dirck Crabeth, Jonah and the whale, ca. 1565, 410Ã210 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 110
3.14 Dirck Crabeth, vidimus for Jonah and the whale, ca. 1565, 315Ã198 cm. Amsterdam, Amsterdam Museum 111
3.15 Philips Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck, Jonah and the whale, ca. 1565, 207Ã248 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 111
3.16 Dirck Crabeth, Balaam and the ass, ca. 1565, 410Ã210 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 112
3.17 Lucas van Leyden, Christ before Annas, 1509, diam. 285 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 115
3.18 Wouter Crabeth, The scourging of Heliodorus, 1566, 1360Ã470 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 116
3.19 Dirck Crabeth, The cleansing of the Temple, 1567â69, 1350Ã460 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 116
3.20 Dirck Crabeth, Two partial designs for The cleansing of the Temple, ca. 1562â1567, 530Ã325 mm. and 290Ã409 mm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk and Amsterdam, Amsterdam Museum 120
3.21 Detail of the cartoon for The cleansing of the Temple, ca. 1565. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 122
4.1 The northern wall of the Sint Janskerk with Solomon and the queen of Sheba and Judith and Holofernes in the aisle, the Last Supper and The scourging of Heliodorus in the transept and (partly) The annunciation of the birth of John the Baptist in the choir 126
4.2 Wouter Crabeth, Solomon and the queen of Sheba, 1561, 1126Ã478 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 127
4.3 Wouter Crabeth, Solomon and the queen of Sheba, 1561, donorâs border 129
4.4 Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert after Frans Floris, Solomon and the queen of Sheba, 1557, 340Ã523 mm., Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 130
4.5 Philips Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck, The triumph of Judith, 1564, 205Ã250 cm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 131
4.6 Dirck Crabeth, Judith and Holofernes, 1571, 1126Ã478 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 133
4.7 Philips Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck, Judith and Holofernes, 1564, 202Ã247 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 134
4.8 Dirck Crabeth, Judith and Holofernes, 1571, donorâs border. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 135
4.9 Dirck Crabeth, cartoon for Judith and Holofernes, detail. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 139
4.10 Dirck Crabeth, vidimus for Judith and Holofernes, ca. 1570, 502Ã302 mm. Vienna, Albertina 140
4.11 Geuzen Medal with the motto âLiver Turcx dan Pausâ, ca. 1572 141
4.12 Anonymous, Kenau Simonsdr. Hasselaer with the head of Don Pero, ca. 1574, 310Ã260. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 142
4.13 Dirck Crabeth, Philip the Evangelist preaching the gospel in Samaria, 1559, 1108Ã466 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 145
4.14 Dirck Crabeth, cartoon for Philip the Evangelist preaching the gospel in Samaria, 1558â1559, detail. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 147
5.1 Interior of the Van der Vorm-kapel with seven windows from the convent of Stein. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 153
5.2 The two âmosaic windowsâ at the south entrance of the ambulatory seen from the transept. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 154
5.3 Jasper Gielisz, window from the clerestory of the nave with the Gouda coat of arms with branches of the orange tree, 1593â94, ca. 620Ã270 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 156
5.4 Windows installed during the decoration campaign 1593â1604 157
5.5 Adriaen Gerritsz de Vrije, Heraldic window of Rijnland, ca. 1594â1595, 1100Ã478 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 158
5.6 Anonymous glazier after Gerrit Gerritsz. Cuyp, The maid of Dordrecht in the garden of Holland, 1596, 1100Ã488 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 159
5.7 Anonymous, Stop rooting in my garden, Spanish pigs, ca. 1580, 235Ã293 mm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum 160
5.8 Willem Thybaut, The conquest of Damiate, ca. 1595â1596, 1130Ã488 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 161
5.9 Adriaen Gerritsz de Vrije after Joachim Uyttewael, The freedom of conscience, ca. 1595â96, 1062Ã440 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 162
5.10 Adriaen Gerritsz de Vrije, King David and the christian knight, ca. 1595â1596, 678Ã227 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 163
5.11 Claes Jansz Wytmans and workshop, Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1601, 1118Ã470 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 164
5.12 After Hendrick de Keyser, The Pharisee and the Publican, 1596â1597, 1118Ã470 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 164
5.13 Cornelis Clock after Isaac Claesz van Swanenburgh, The relief of Samaria, ca. 1599, 1168Ã470 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 165
5.14 After Isaac Claesz van Swanenburgh, The relief of Leiden, ca. 1600â1601, 1122Ã467 cm. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 166
5.15 Wouter Crabeth, cartoon for Margaret of Parmaâs window, detail with God the Father, ca. 1562. Gouda, Sint Janskerk 170
5.16 Anonymous, Hebrew letters replacing the figure of God the Father in the kingâs window, 1620âs 170
5.17 Daniel Tomberg, coats of arms and inscriptions on The annunciation, 1655 (detail of fig. 2.5) 172
5.18 Daniel Tomberg, central part of the donorâs border of The cleansing of the temple, 1656 (detail of fig. 3.19) 175