medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear Otfried,
Many thanks, in turn, for pointing out the Holbein!
Jim
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Dear Jim,
>
> You wrote:
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>
>> In 17th-century Brussels, a common type of institutional painting was a
>> group portrait, often with a religious scene accompanying it. It was
>> the custom to paint a small cross above the heads, or on the garments,
>> of individuals in the painting who had died. Many of these crosses have
>> subsequently been removed, but a painting by Peter Meert of The
>> Guardians of the Foundlings in Brussels under the protection of the
>> Virgin and Child accompanied by St Anne (1644), in the Brussels Museum
>> of the OCMW, still shows them.
>>
>
> Many thanks for pointing this out to me! I was not aware that this was still
> common in the 17th century. A famous earlier example is Holbein's portrait of
> Ulrich Schwartz and his family:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/holbein1508
>
> Kind regards, O.
>
> Otfried Lieberknecht
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