The Life and Miracles of Saint Godelieve

Master of the Saint Godelieve Legend

Date unknown · Oil on wood · European Paintings

This fully intact altarpiece was perhaps commissioned by the Guild of the Load Bearers in Bruges for their chapel in the "Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk" (Church of Our Lady). When closed, four saints––Josse, Nicholas, Quirinus, and John the Baptist––and two kneeling donors are visible. When open for the celebration of Mass, worshipers saw displayed for their edification the life and miracles of Saint Godelieve, patroness of Flanders.

Artist: Master of the Saint Godelieve Legend
Date: Date unknown
Medium: Oil on wood
Department: European Paintings
Credit line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1912

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