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The scene of Richard and his patrons is very sedate, but full of rich contrasts in colour and texture. Richard's arms of Edward the Confessor's mythical arms impaled with those of the Kings of England ( l.) and Richard's white hart emblem ( r.)Īlthough thematically linked, the composition of the two pictures is quite different in feeling. A hart badge of Richard's inventoried in the possession of Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy in 1435 was set with 22 pearls, two spinels, two sapphires, a ruby and a huge diamond.

Richard's badge, but not those of the angels, has pearls tipping the antlers, and may perhaps be based on one of several examples recorded in his treasure roll of 1397, which had pearls and a bed of emeralds for the hind to sit on. The livery badges worn by both Richard and the angels appear to be made in the fashionable and expensive technique of ronde bosse white enamel on gold they are comparable to the surviving Dunstable Swan Jewel, probably given by one of Richard's cousins in the House of Lancaster.

Richard had been given such a collar by Charles in 1393, and wearing one here may indicate a date for the work after Richard's second marriage to the six-year-old Isabella of Valois in 1396. They were also the emblem of Charles VI of France, whose daughter he married in 1396. Around his neck is a gold collar with broomscods, seed-pods of Cytisus scoparius, the common broom, which is the planta genista that gave Richard's Plantagenet dynasty its name. Richard's outer robe is of cloth of gold and red vermilion, the fabric decorated with his personal device of the white harts and sprigs of rosemary, the emblem of his wife Anne of Bohemia, who died in 1394. In the right-hand panel the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child in her arms is surrounded by eleven angels, against a golden background and field of delicately coloured flowers. In the left inner panel the kneeling King Richard II is presented by the Saints John the Baptist, Edward the Confessor and Edmund the Martyr, each holding their attribute. The heavenly figures stand in a flowery meadow, behind which is a gold background patterned by a different punch. The human figures are on bare rocky ground, with a forest behind, and a gold leaf 'sky' decorated with a pattern made by a metal punch. Some colours have faded the roses in the angels' hair would originally have been a much deeper pink, and the green grass of the outer hart panel is now much darker than when painted.Īlthough the figures of the two inner scenes face each other, and interact by gaze and gesture, they are set in different backgrounds.

Richard's robe uses vermilion, another expensive pigment. In the panel with the Virgin and Christ Child, the garments are universally blue, the pigment coming from the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli. The background and many details are inlaid with gold leaf and in places the panel has been tooled beneath the gilding to enhance the decorative quality. The painting is in tempera, the ground paint being mixed with egg yolk and laid in thin glazes. The inner faces of the panels are in excellent condition for their age, though some glazes have been lost, but the outer faces have paint losses from handling. © Artwork and photographies are protected by copyrights.The Wilton Diptych is painted on two panels of Baltic oak, set in frames of the same material and joined by two hinges so that it may be closed to protect the inner painting. Same size as the paper (A2) or to highlight the artwork you can choose a frame larger than the print with a custom opening. Each fine art print comes with a certificate of authenticity. The fine art print is rolled and protected in a tissue and bubbles paper, and then packaged in a cardboard tube. This paper has the particularity of havingīoth textured and matte aspect that embellish and accentuate the effects of mediums used like ink or watercolor. Printed on a high quality, Hahnemühle 308gr. On pigment inks that suits high-quality, light-resistant and time-sensitive art prints. The Fine Art printing process (also named Giclee) is a high-definition technique based A delay of 6 days is necessary for the production. ! NOTE : This fine art print is printed on demand only.

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