Sujet
Door and Frame, late 1400s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Door and Frame, late 1400s. This elaborately carved door and frame was intended for use in a protected interior space as suggested by the delicate open tracery above and its use of polychromy. Though its original context is unknown, the door's placement may have been within either a domestic or ecclesiastical building. The inscription in Old French-Mal vit qui ne mande-is enigmatic and has been suggested to translate roughly as "He lives badly who does not ask." The source of the inscription is unclear but may have been a proverb or motto current during the time.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F78_187
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
47,4Mo (3,8Mo) / 25,2cm x 47,1cm / 2980 x 5563 (300dpi)