Retable
The Retable has gone back on display. It fits beautifully on the chimney breast, but for the life of me I can’t see how the story fits here in this room, with a 1920s set dressing of dinner.
For anyone interested……
The Battel Hall Retable (c.1375–1410) from Leeds
Castle, Kent, is one of only a handful of English
altarpieces to have survived from the medieval
period. The simple rectangular oak
panel is still held within its original engaged frame
and depicts an image of the Virgin and Child at
the centre, flanked by saints, set against a bright
red background powdered with gilded stencil patterns: (from left to right) St Dominic, St Agatha, St
Catherine of Alexandria, the Virgin and Child, St
Margaret of Antioch, St Mary Magdalene and St
Catherine of Siena.
I didn’t sleep well last night and have been tired all day. Hoping for a better night tonight.
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