Please help identify this medieval painting
May 11, 2010 9:07 PM Subscribe
Please help identify this medieval painting from the Museum of the Middle Ages in Paris (Musée de Cluny)
On a recent trip to Paris, I saw a painting that really struck my fancy. It was in this room of the museum , and here is a segment of the painting (the only image of it I've been able to find online) It depicted St Margaret of Antioch, aka St Margaret the Virgin, who is usually pictured standing upon a dragon. It was not identified in any of the museum's signage.
I would really love to learn more about this painting and see it again.
On a recent trip to Paris, I saw a painting that really struck my fancy. It was in this room of the museum , and here is a segment of the painting (the only image of it I've been able to find online) It depicted St Margaret of Antioch, aka St Margaret the Virgin, who is usually pictured standing upon a dragon. It was not identified in any of the museum's signage.
I would really love to learn more about this painting and see it again.
Best answer: Maître de Pacully's (?) "Sainte Marguerite".
posted by darkstar at 10:30 PM on May 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by darkstar at 10:30 PM on May 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
From the caption on that photo:
On dit de sainte Marguerite d'Antioche qu'elle fut avalée par un monstre et qu'elle en transperça miraculeusement le ventre pour en sortir. C'est pourquoi on la représente généralement « issant du dragon ». Elle est invoquée pour la délivrance des femmes en couches.
My translation: "It is said of Saint Margaret of Antioch that she was swallowed by a great beast and that she was miraculously transported through it's stomach to the outside of the creature. That's why she is generally shown "coming out of a dragon" She is invoked in prayers for the protection of women during pregnancy.
posted by darkstar at 10:40 PM on May 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
On dit de sainte Marguerite d'Antioche qu'elle fut avalée par un monstre et qu'elle en transperça miraculeusement le ventre pour en sortir. C'est pourquoi on la représente généralement « issant du dragon ». Elle est invoquée pour la délivrance des femmes en couches.
My translation: "It is said of Saint Margaret of Antioch that she was swallowed by a great beast and that she was miraculously transported through it's stomach to the outside of the creature. That's why she is generally shown "coming out of a dragon" She is invoked in prayers for the protection of women during pregnancy.
posted by darkstar at 10:40 PM on May 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
Agree with darkstar's assessment and translation, except that I interpret "transperça" as meaning that she broke through (pierced) from within the creature, rather than being transported through its stomach.
posted by altolinguistic at 12:52 AM on May 12, 2010
posted by altolinguistic at 12:52 AM on May 12, 2010
I think accouchement means labor, so maybe maybe it's for women in labor, which makes sense, the baby is "escaping".
posted by mareli at 6:46 AM on May 12, 2010
posted by mareli at 6:46 AM on May 12, 2010
Totally agree with "broke through" and "labor" as better translations.
posted by darkstar at 11:22 AM on May 12, 2010
posted by darkstar at 11:22 AM on May 12, 2010
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the room which the painting is in
segment of painting
posted by Kateruba at 9:11 PM on May 11, 2010