Sujet
Abbot's Stall, c. 1500-1515. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Abbot's Stall, c. 1500-1515. This elaborate chair most likely belonged to an abbot, the spiritual head of a monastery. The seat was built high in order to raise the abbot above those surrounding him as a symbol of his rank and authority, while the canopy above accentuated his importance and dignity. The stall would have been likely placed in a monastic chapter house where the entire community of monks would have held their daily meetings and deliberations. The linen-fold panels, the intricate ribbed vaulting, the open work tracery, and the many pinnacles are characteristic of the flamboyant Gothic style at the end of the Middle Ages in France and the Low Countries. The decorative profile heads suggest some knowledge of early Renaissance models. The fine relief on the seat back with the Tree of Jesse shows the ancestry of Christ. The stall has received some replacement parts in recent centuries, but the seat and canopy are entirely original.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F68_262
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
48,3Mo (3,0Mo) / 29,8cm x 40,6cm / 3523 x 4791 (300dpi)