12. 西林国王为纪念玛丽而教堂,弓箭手协会祭坛画`The King of Silene Building a Church in Honour of Mary, Archers\' Guild Altarpiece by Maerten de Vos 高清作品[36%]

AF-The King of Silene Building a Church in Honour of Mary, Archers\' Guild Altarpiece

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西林国王为纪念玛丽而教堂,弓箭手协会祭坛画-马尔滕·德沃斯

-The central panel shows Christ Triumphant, trampling a dragon, a skull and a scorpion (symbols of sin, death and heresy respectively) and with two angels holding laurel leaves over his head. The guild\'s patron saint George is shown at Christ\'s right hand, with the princess of Silene at Christ\'s left hand - she also acts as a personification of Ecclesia or the Church by holding a lamb. At Christ\'s feet are Saint Peter and Paul the Apostle, holding Bibles open at Acts 2.17-24 and Romans 6.8-14 respectively.

The side panels show two scenes from the life of Saint George, the baptism of the king of Silene by Eusebius of Nicomedia and the king of Silene building a church in honour of Mary. The reverses of the side panels show St George and the princess of Silene returning to the city with the defeated dragon.

The Archers\' Guild Altarpiece, 1590 (Oil on Canvas), by Maerten de Vos