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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Perhaps these will help with the issue of the crown (it looks full to me): https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lost-panting-delaroche-surfaces-tv-show-573941 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07m7xnv https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/830070/saint-amelie-queen-of-hungary To identify the saint it seems best to start with the painting by Paul Delaroche and with its known background. The painting was commissioned by queen Marie-Amélie of France (spouse of Louis-Philippe) and seems originally to have been developed by Delaroche as a cartoon for the principal panel of a stained glass window in the private chapel at the Château d'Eu. Marie-Amélie, who is said to have considered the saint her particular patron, was prior to her marriage Maria Amalia, a daughter of Ferdinand III of Sicily and Maria Carolina of Austria. On her mother's side one of her aunts was Maria Amalia of Austria, duchess of Parma; on her father's side her grandmother was Maria Amalia of Saxony (herself a Hapsburg on her mother's side). A notable earlier bearer of her name was the empress Maria Amalia (d. 1746). Chances are, then, that the saint is someone who had been claimed by the Hapsburgs as an ancestor. Perhaps one of the Austrians on this list could enlighten us on this point. If the saint _is_ in later Hapsburg extended genealogies (for this purpose, the more fanciful the better!) one might also acquire an understanding of how she came to be called "queen of Hungary". It is, after all, unlikely that her title is an invention of Delaroche. Stephen Bann, _Paul Delaroche: History Painted_ (Princeton University Press, 1997; London: Reaktion Books, c1997) has a few pages on the painting (Reaktion Books ed., pp. 164-67), including the interesting suggestion that the composition was partly inspired by the full page illumination on fol. 3r of the Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne <http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52500984v/f14.image.r=grandes%20heure.langEN>. But he does not identify the saint beyond what's conveyed by the painting's title. Best, John Dillon ________________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Ms B M Cook <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 6:00:39 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Saint Amelie medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Thanks. I could have been a tiara rather than a full crown so I think the 8th C one is the best bet and the Paris connection may be significant. BMC -----Original Message----- From: Catherine Matthews Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:43 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Saint Amelie medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Brenda, It looks as though there may be two candidates for your St. Amelie, who, like so many early saints, goes by multiple names ( Amelia, Amelie, Amalia and Amalberga). Here is a starting point: http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1299#wiki This entry focuses on the 7th century saint, who separated from her noble husband and entered religious life. The website for Notre Dame University also offers information about the 8th century saint (http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&calcid=53508&calpgid=61&pgid=15415&crid=0) ; unless I am reading it mistakenly, it seems that the relics of this St. Amelia can be found in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Notre Dame's campus. Neither the 7th nor the 8th century Amelia appears to have been a queen (one seems to have been married to a duke and the other rejected marriage) so the depiction you describe isn't a perfect match to either, but I hope this helps. Catherine Matthews ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion