After the Alteration of 1578, the oldest church in Amsterdam gained two stained-glass windows with the coat of arms of the mayors of Amsterdam. The first window depicts coats of arms from 1578 to 1757, the second covers the period from 1757 to 1795. The windows are composed of 18 rows of six coats of arms. Near the top are two armored warriors, one with the old coat of arms of Amsterdam, the Cog, and the other with the city’s new coat of arms, a shield with three crosses.

Fire painting is a form of glass art. In the Middle Ages, the windows of churches were all or part stained glass held together in lead strips. As a result, light entered the church space in all sorts of sparkling colors. The Oude Kerk had a total of 33 stained glass windows, most from the fifteenth century and sixteenth century, four from the seventeenth century and one from the eighteenth century. The windows in the Lady Chapel are the oldest, albeit in altered and greatly restored form.

Period	17th century
Location	Noorderzijbeuk
Number of parts	2

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