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| Keywords: Saint Hedwig Altar 01.jpg Artwork Creator Master of the Wielowieś Triptych ca 1440 tempera lime cm 277 7 112 7 Institution National Museum Warsaw accession number Śr 28/1 object history ca 1440 transfer Franciscan Church Wrocław > 1945 transfer National Museum Warsaw credit line The altar depicts the legend of St Hedwig of Silesia mother of Henry II of Silesia who died in the battle of Legnica The central part of the altar got lost in WWII originally the whole altar had 32 scenes from Hedwig's life The first scenes deal with Hedwig's family and early life In the battle between Christians and Mongols the souls of the killed Christians are carried to heaven by angels while those of Tartars are swallowed by hell The Europen style of the Tartar armor may be due to an intended association with the Hussits who at the time of the creation of the altar ravaged central Europe The other scenes deal with Hedwigs religious and philantropic work http //cyfrowe mnw art pl/dmuseion/docmetadata id 3340 cyfrowe mnw art pl http //www culture pl/baza-sztuki-pelna-tresc/-/eo_event_asset_publisher/eAN5/content/mistrz-tryptyku-z-wielowsi-legenda-sw-jadwigi www culture pl See below PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1440 circa; Saint Hedwig Altar Saint Hedwig Altar | ||||
