File:Saint Hedwig Altar 02.jpg
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anonymous: Legend of Saint Hedwig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Altar of St. Hedwig of Silesia (right wing). label QS:Len,"Altar of St. Hedwig of Silesia (right wing)."
label QS:Lpl,"Ołtarz Św. Jadwigi Śląskiej (prawe skrzydło)." |
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Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | religious art | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Depicted people | Hedwig of Silesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
circa 1440 date QS:P571,+1440-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | tempera on lime | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 277.7 × 112 × 7 cm (109.3 × 44 × 2.7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q153306 |
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Accession number |
Śr.28/2 |
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Object history |
circa 1440 date QS:P,+1440-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 : transferred to Franciscan Church, Wrocławafter 1945 date QS:P,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : transferred to National Museum, Warsaw |
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Notes | The altar depicts the legend of St. Hedwig of Silesia, mother of Henry II of Silesia, who died in the battle of Legnica. The central part of the altar got lost in WWII, originally the whole altar had 32 scenes from Hedwig's life. The first scenes deal with Hedwig's family and early life. In the battle between Christians and Mongols, the souls of the killed Christians are carried to heaven by angels, while those of Tartars are swallowed by hell. The Europen style of the Tartar armor may be due to an intended association with the Hussits, who at the time of the creation of the altar ravaged central Europe. The other scenes deal with Hedwigs religious and philantropic work. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | cyfrowe.mnw.art.pl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | www.culture.pl |
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22:38, 28 December 2006 | 630 × 1,496 (96 KB) | Shalom Alechem (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=Gothic altar piece, Legend of Holy Jadwiga from Silesia |Source=National Museum in Warsaw |Date=about 1430 |Author=Master of the Wielowieś Trypycon |Permission={{PD-Art}} }} Category:Master of the Wielowieś Trypycon [[Cat |
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