Patronage and Function: The Medieval Wall Paintings at Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire
This article focuses on the high-status medieval wall paintings depicting St Christopher, St Andrew, and the Crucifixion, located in the chaplains' room' in the cloister range of the Augustinian nunnery of Lacock (Wiltshire). The study examines the iconography, function, and chronology of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brepols
[2016]
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The journal of medieval monastic studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 5, Pages: 113-137 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KBF British Isles KCA Monasticism; religious orders |
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| Summary: | This article focuses on the high-status medieval wall paintings depicting St Christopher, St Andrew, and the Crucifixion, located in the chaplains' room' in the cloister range of the Augustinian nunnery of Lacock (Wiltshire). The study examines the iconography, function, and chronology of these thirteenth-century images, and suggests that the founder of the abbey, Countess Ela of Salisbury, was almost certainly the patron responsible for commissioning the elaborate scheme. Rather than functioning as a living space for the abbey's chaplains as traditionally assumed, the chamber probably operated as a private devotional space for the abbess and her community. |
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| ISSN: | 2034-3523 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of medieval monastic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.JMMS.5.110841 |