Relief
Relief
fifteenth century (made)
fifteenth century (made)
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There is some debate about whether the first panel in this series illustrates an incident from the life of St Edmund or alternatively that of St Radegund.
St Edmund was a King of East Anglia who was venerated as a martyr soon after his death at the hands of Danish Vikings in 869AD. However it is unclear where the scene relates to his legend.
Alternatively the image could relate to an event in the life of St Radegund, Queen to King Clothaire. She entered a nunnery with her husbands consent however he changed his mind and when he set out to recover her, she fled into the fields accompanied by two other nuns hiding behind oats which miraculously ripened. However this possibility does not explain the figure of a king who is shown looking over a stage backcloth at the top of the image.
St Edmund was a King of East Anglia who was venerated as a martyr soon after his death at the hands of Danish Vikings in 869AD. However it is unclear where the scene relates to his legend.
Alternatively the image could relate to an event in the life of St Radegund, Queen to King Clothaire. She entered a nunnery with her husbands consent however he changed his mind and when he set out to recover her, she fled into the fields accompanied by two other nuns hiding behind oats which miraculously ripened. However this possibility does not explain the figure of a king who is shown looking over a stage backcloth at the top of the image.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Relief |
| Materials and techniques | Upper part has gilt backing with traces of gesso |
| Brief description | Relief, alabaster, scene from the life of St Edmund?, England, fifteenth century |
| Physical description | Three reliefs, alabaster. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr Hildburgh F.S.A. |
| Object history | Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh after having been on loan since 1926. Acquired by him from Dr P. Nelson. Formerly in the collection of Fred A. Grieg. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | There is some debate about whether the first panel in this series illustrates an incident from the life of St Edmund or alternatively that of St Radegund. St Edmund was a King of East Anglia who was venerated as a martyr soon after his death at the hands of Danish Vikings in 869AD. However it is unclear where the scene relates to his legend. Alternatively the image could relate to an event in the life of St Radegund, Queen to King Clothaire. She entered a nunnery with her husbands consent however he changed his mind and when he set out to recover her, she fled into the fields accompanied by two other nuns hiding behind oats which miraculously ripened. However this possibility does not explain the figure of a king who is shown looking over a stage backcloth at the top of the image. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.120-1946 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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