Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

Title: Saint Hedwig of Silesia with Duke Ludwig of Legnica and Brieg and Duchess Agnés
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Description: Standing before a throne, St. Hedwig holds an ivory statuette of the Virgin and Child to her chest and carries a small prayer book. The pair of boots draped over her arm symbolize her going barefoot in imitation of Christ's apostles, but her lace-trimmed robe affirms her status as a member of the aristocracy. The manuscript's patrons, descendants of Hedwig, kneel beneath small canopies to either side of the saint.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain
Subject (See Also): Boots Devotional Objects Donor Portraits Hedwig of Silesia, Saint Ivories Prayerbooks Rosary, Prayer
Geographic Area: Eastern Europe
Century: 14
Date: 1353
Related Work: The Life of the Blessed Hedwig, Ms. Ludwig XI 7
Current Location: Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XI 7, Fol. 12V
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Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscript illuminations
Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Vellum (parchment)
Donor: Layman and laywoman; Ludwig and Agnés, Duke and Duchess of Legnica and Brieg
Height/Width/Length(cm): 34 cm x 24.7 cm//
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