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Chicken-footed demon

Three-winged altarpiece and shrine. In the centre a seated figure of the Virgin and Child between two Saints, life size and in full relief. When the altarpiece is open, the sculptures displayed are as follows;
Left wing: The Annunciation (above) and…

Ch.-L Brossé, “Les Peintures de la Grotte de Marina Près Tripoli” Syria 7(1926) 30-45. (Charles)

fired clay, oil paint, partly plated with 24ct gold leaf, partly plated with silver leaf, acrylic glass cylinders, artificial blood

The stained glass windows are believed to have originally been created for the nearby Holy Ghost Chapel by Flemish glaziers. One window depicts Henry VIII's sister, Margaret, who married James IV of Scotland when she was just 13 years old.

Panel depicting the Virgin and child surrounded by individual depictions of various saints.

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"The Virgin, seated at the entrance to a classical structure, presents the Christ Child to the three magi, St. Margaret and a kneeling nun; behind them, cavaliers gather outside a small village set within a hilly landscape." -Victoria & Albert Museum

Ch.-L Brossé, “Les Peintures de la Grotte de Marina Près Tripoli” Syria 7(1926) 30-45.