St Margaret and the Dragons
Roundel
ca. 1530 (Made)
ca. 1530 (Made)
| Place of origin |
The saint is seated in the foreground, naked and surrounded by four dragons; behind, a wide archway. with a balcony above, from which four men observe the saint.
Object details
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| Title | St Margaret and the Dragons (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | clear glass painted in pigment and silver stain |
| Brief description | Roundel of clear glass painted in brown/black pigment and silver stain with an image of a female saint surrounded by dragons, probably of St. Margeret. Flemish, about 1530. |
| Physical description | The saint is seated in the foreground, naked and surrounded by four dragons; behind, a wide archway. with a balcony above, from which four men observe the saint. |
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| Object history | Bought from the collector/dealer Wilfrid Drake for £50 (RP 12203/1930). (17 March 1931) Letter in Register from A.E. Popham to Bernard Rackham: The St. Martha or St. Margaret is, I feel pretty confident, from a design by Aert Ortkens. This is perhaps not at first sight obvious but there are characteristic details which point to him. The small mouths with the rather deep shadow under the lower lip, the decoration on the column at the top which you find nearly always, the comic expression of horrow on the king's face. |
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| Accession number | C.351-1930 |
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| Record created | June 16, 1999 |
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