| Title | St Etheldreda |
|---|---|
| Subject | Four scenes from the life of St Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely in the seventh century |
| Inventory number | Scharf XI Way/Museum No. 317a, 317b |
| Materials | Oil on oak panels |
| Dimensions | (a) 1215 x 545mm (48 x 21 inches) (b) 1220 x 525mm (48½ x 20½ inches) |
| Artist | Probably Robert Pygot, a Bury St Edmunds painter, employed at Ely Cathedral in 1455 |
| Date | c 1455 |
| Frame | 1340 x 1245mm (53 x 49½ inches) |
| Inscription | Four rhyming couplets, painted in black letters on a white ground, one beneath each of the scenes, the two on the left-hand panel half erased. The following can be deciphered: Eicfrid[o] regi : non carnis su[bdita legi] To Eicfrid the king : not in body but in law [E]the[ldreda sponsa datur : nec vi]rg[initas violatur]Etheldreda as bride is given : but her virginity is not violated Hic rex dat votum: quod sancta petit fore totum: Here the king gives a vow : because the saint seeks to be whole Extans corde rata: permansit virgo beata: Standing out with steadfast heart : she has remained a virgin blessed Hic nova templa deo fund[at...] Here new monasteries for God she founds... [I]n ipsa virgineis [...] In her with maidenly... Quater quaternos: est ut tu[m]ulata pe[r] annos: Through the years four times four she is as she was buried I[n]tegra spe[c]tatur : ... prec[isa] cutis medicatur: She is seen to be incorrupt : her damaged skin is healed |
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