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Wall Paintings of Eton Emily Howe

Wall Paintings of Eton By Emily Howe

Wall Paintings of Eton by Emily Howe


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'Wall Paintings of Eton' combines known facts about the wall paintings with the findings of recently commissioned scientific analysis.

Wall Paintings of Eton Summary

Wall Paintings of Eton by Emily Howe

The paintings which adorn the lower walls of the chapel at Eton College are arguably the most important surviving late-medieval murals in Northern Europe. Documented as having been painted between 1479 and 1487, they originally comprised some thirtytwo scenes ranged in two registers on the chapel's north and south walls, recounting the miracles of the Virgin. Concealed for years with whitewash and panelling, it was not until the 1920s that the paintings were finally uncovered and their significance appreciated fully. This stunningly illustrated publication brings together the considerable body of recent research into these internationally important wall paintings, giving a comprehensive description and an account of their creation and patronage. It also includes a fascinating discussion on the Head Master's Chambers wall painting dated to around 1520 and discovered in 2005.

About Emily Howe

Emily Howe is wall paintings advisor to English Heritage and works closely with the Courtauld Institute's Department of Wall Painting. Henrietta McBurney is Keeper of Fine and Applied Arts at Eton College and was previously curator of Prints and Drawings at the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. Professor David Park is Director of the Conservation of Wall Painting Department at the Courtauld Institute of Art.

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GOR007653110
9781857597875
1857597877
Wall Paintings of Eton by Emily Howe
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Scala Publishers Ltd
20121121
192
N/A
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