File:HedwigAltarXXV.jpg
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Summary
anonymous: Legend of Saint Hedwig
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| Artist |
Unknown artist (Master of the Wielowieś Triptych) |
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| Title |
English: Scene from the Altar of St. Hedwig of Silesia.
Polski: Scena z Ołtarza Św. Jadwigi Śląskiej. |
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| Object type | painting | |
| Genre | religious art | |
| Depicted people | Hedwig of Silesia | |
| Date | circa 1430 | |
| Medium | tempera on panel | |
| Dimensions | Height roughly 275 cm (108.27 in) | |
| Collection |
English: National Museum |
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| Current location |
Warsaw |
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| Accession number |
Sr. 28/1 |
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| Notes |
English: The altar depicts the legend of St. Hedwig of Silesia, mother of Henry II of Silesia, who died in the battle of Legnica. |
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| References | ||
| Source/Photographer | Dschingis Khan und seine Erben (exhibition catalogue), München 2005, p. 219 | |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
Copyright expired, PD-Art | |
| Other versions | For the right and left wing of the altar (the central part got lost in WWII), see Image:HedwigAltar.jpg. | |
Licensing
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| current | 20:30, 15 June 2008 | | 446 × 603 (160 KB) | wikimediacommons>Yaan | == Summary == {{Information |Description = Scene from an altar of St. Hedwig of Silesia. Breslau, around 1430, restored 1929. Tempera on wood. National Museum Warsaw, Inv. No. Sr. 28/1. The altar depicts the legend of St. Hedwig of Silesia, mother of Henr |
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