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| Keywords: HedwigAltar.jpg Artwork en Altar of St Hedwig of Silesia Left and right wing pl Ołtarz Św Jadwigi Śląskiej Lewe i prawe skrzydło tempera panel Height roughly 275 cm 108 27 in Warsaw Institution National Museum Warsaw en The altar depicts the legend of St Hedwig of Silesia mother of Henry II of Silesia who died in the battle of Legnica The central part of the altar got lost in WWII originally the whole altar had 32 scenes from Hedwig's life The first scenes deal with Hedwig's family and early life In the battle between Christians and Mongols the souls of the killed Christians are carried to heaven by angels while those of Tartars are swallowed by hell The Europen style of the Tartar armor may be due to an intended association with the Hussits who at the time of the creation of the altar ravaged central Europe The other scenes deal with Hedwigs religious and philantropic work Dschingis Khan und seine Erben exhibition catalogue München 2005 p 219 Sr 28/1 ca 1430 Artist Master of the Wielowieś Triptych Copyright expired PD-Art Other versions See also Image HedwigManuscriptLiegnitz_a jpg and Image HedwigManuscriptLiegnitz_b jpg and for single scenes cropped out Image HedwigAltarI jpg Image HedwigAltarII jpg Image HedwigAltarIII jpg Image HedwigAltarIV jpg Image HedwigAltarV jpg Image HedwigAltarVI jpg Image HedwigAltarVII jpg Image HedwigAltarVIII jpg Image HedwigAltarXXV jpg Image HedwigAltarXXVI jpg Image HedwigAltarXXVII jpg Image HedwigAltarXXVIII jpg Image HedwigAltarXXIX jpg Image HedwigAltarXXX jpg Image HedwigAltarXXXI jpg and Image HedwigAltarXXXII jpg PD-old-100 Saint Hedwig Altar Battle of Legnica | ||||
