St Elizabeth's Day Flood By Master Of The Holy Elisabeth Panels C.1490-5
by Dutch School
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St Elizabeth's Day Flood By Master Of The Holy Elisabeth Panels C.1490-5
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Dutch School
Medium
Painting - Painting
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On the night of November 19th 1421, the feast day of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, large parts of Holland flooded especially around Dordrecht where 23 villages were submerged and 2000 people killed after a dyke was breached (see XOS 1765831), making Dordrecht an island. This altarpiece was commissioned by survivors for the Grote Kerk which is in the centre of the panel with several named villages behind.
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January 22nd, 2023
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