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anonymous: Legend of Saint Hedwig  wikidata:Q28482171 reasonator:Q28482171
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Anonymous (Silesia)Unknown author
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Title
Legend of Saint Hedwig, triptych wings.
label QS:Lfr,"Légende de Sainte Hedwige, ailes du triptyque."
label QS:Len,"Legend of Saint Hedwig, triptych wings."
label QS:Lpl,"Legenda św. Jadwigi, skrzydła tryptyku."
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre religious art Edit this at Wikidata
Depicted people Hedwig of Silesia Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 1430
date QS:P571,+1430-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium tempera on lime
Dimensions 252.5 × 93 cm (99.4 × 36.6 in)
institution QS:P195,Q153306
Current location
ground floor
Accession number
Śr.28/1-2
Object history

transferred to Silesian Museum of Fine Arts, Wrocław

1946: transferred to National Museum in Warsaw (MNW) from Repository, Kamenz (Kamieniec Ząbkowicki)
Notes The altar depicts the legend of St. Hedwig of Silesia, mother of Henry II of Silesia, who died in the battle of Legnica. The central part of the altar got lost in WWII, originally the whole altar had 32 scenes from Hedwig's life. The first scenes deal with Hedwig's family and early life. In the battle between Christians and Mongols, the souls of the killed Christians are carried to heaven by angels, while those of Tartars are swallowed by hell. 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. The other scenes deal with Hedwigs religious and philantropic work.
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Source/Photographer WwFaWD92t95NvQ — Google Arts & Culture

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