MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - WA31.jpg

Category Wall Painting
Origin: artist/workshop
Date 16C/1
Reference No
Size
Provenance Zwolle, Dominican Church (Broerenkerk)
Present Location Zwolle, former Dominican Church
Bibliography Gevers & Mensema 1989, 101 & 159;Posset 2003,356

Illustration From photo - Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg, Zeist
Other illustrations Gevers & Mensema 1989, 158;Posset 2003,357

Country Netherlands
Description:
One of a number of wall paintings in the former Dominican Church at Zwolle dated 1511. The figure of Christ with his hands detached from the Cross bends down to embrace a larger Bernard in a black cowl whose hands are extended to support Christ's body. While Christ is nimbed, Bernard is not. Their heads touch in an embrace. The top of the Cross has the inscription INRI.