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Hand of Glory has dated this piece to the Before 1700 period.
"The imagery is the last gasp of of late medieval iconography: Christological rather than marital. He has the thistle of the crown of thorns, she has the blood of Christ from the vine. The male and female satyrs uphold the symmetry of the couple: I’d suggest second marriage in 1563 when issue, wasn’t the issue, but honour. Their age may explain the conservative use of imagery. The quality and use of laurels suggest class; lack of heraldry suggests not aristocratic – maybe educated mercantile. The victory wreath on the character holding the dolphins, symbolic of Christ’s resurrection. Absolutely legible late Catholic imagery fused with Renaissance and precisely the kind of compromise the Elizabethan church ended up with. Super piece for its period."
Dr Jonathan Foyle
Hand of Glory has dated this piece to the Before 1700 period.
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16th Century Romaine Carved Oak Portrait Panel Dated 1563
