The Wilton Diptych
From Darin's Collection
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1,000 Alljigsawpuzzles (50 x 66)
The Wilton Diptych
Artist Unknown
Production Date Unknown
The full title of the work is "Richard II presented to the Virgin and Child by his Patron Saint John the Baptist and Saints Edward and Edmund."
A quick and easy build, this one had a typical English ribbon cut and wonderful image quality. False fits were definitely an issue though, with two points of contact needed throughout.
From the National Gallery website:
This small, portable diptych is one of a handful of English panel paintings to have survived from the Middle Ages. Made for Richard II, King of England from 1377 to 1399, in the last five years of his life, it combines religious and secular imagery to embody his personal conception of kingship.
On the inside the King is presented to the Virgin and Christ Child by Edmund and Edward the Confessor, England’s patron saints, and his personal patron, John the Baptist. Richard holds out his hands to give or receive the standard with the red and white cross, the arms of Saint George. Christ raises his hand to bless the standard and with it, Richard’s rule.
Richard’s emblem of a white hart, or stag, is shown on the outside, and as badges worn by the host of angels. The King adopted this symbol from his mother, but it also acted as a visual pun on his name (Richart in French).
The Wilton Diptych
Artist Unknown
Production Date Unknown
The full title of the work is "Richard II presented to the Virgin and Child by his Patron Saint John the Baptist and Saints Edward and Edmund."
A quick and easy build, this one had a typical English ribbon cut and wonderful image quality. False fits were definitely an issue though, with two points of contact needed throughout.
From the National Gallery website:
This small, portable diptych is one of a handful of English panel paintings to have survived from the Middle Ages. Made for Richard II, King of England from 1377 to 1399, in the last five years of his life, it combines religious and secular imagery to embody his personal conception of kingship.
On the inside the King is presented to the Virgin and Christ Child by Edmund and Edward the Confessor, England’s patron saints, and his personal patron, John the Baptist. Richard holds out his hands to give or receive the standard with the red and white cross, the arms of Saint George. Christ raises his hand to bless the standard and with it, Richard’s rule.
Richard’s emblem of a white hart, or stag, is shown on the outside, and as badges worn by the host of angels. The King adopted this symbol from his mother, but it also acted as a visual pun on his name (Richart in French).
