HedwigAltarVII.jpg
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Summary
anonymous : Legend of Saint Hedwig | ||
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Artist |
Unknown artist
Unknown artist
(Master of the Wielowieś Triptych)
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Title |
English:
Scene from the Altar of St. Hedwig of Silesia
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Polski:
Scena z Ołtarza Św. Jadwigi Śląskiej
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Object type | painting | |
Genre | religious art | |
Depicted people | Hedwig of Silesia | |
Date |
circa 1430
date QS:P571,+1430-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium |
tempera
on
panel
medium QS:P186,Q175166;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions | Height roughly 275 cm (108.27 in) | |
Collection |
English:
National Museum
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Current location |
Warsaw
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Accession number |
Sr. 28/1
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Notes |
English:
The altar depicts the legend of St. Hedwig of Silesia, mother of Henry II of Silesia, who died in the battle of Legnica. Siege of Legnica. The Tartars display the head of Henry II. of Silesia on a long lance, in an attempt to weaken the morale of the defenders. 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. See also
Image:HedwigManuscriptLiegnitz_b.jpg
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References | ||
Source/Photographer | Dschingis Khan und seine Erben (exhibition catalogue), München 2005, p. 219 | |
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
Copyright expired, PD-Art | |
Other versions | For the right and left wing of the altar (the central part got lost in WWII), see Image:HedwigAltar.jpg . |
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