Part of a medieval wall painting depicting the life of St Margaret of Antioch and the Three Living and Three Dead, on the south wall of the nave in St Mary's Church

Date:: 1930-1954

Location:: St Mary's Church, Tarrant Crawford, Dorset

Reference:: AA54/04465

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The wall paintings date from the early 14th century and were discovered in the mid-20th century. On the north wall of the nave are fragmentary paintings; on the south wall the painting is divided into two tiers, the top tier representing the life of St Margaret of Antioch, and the bottom tier depicting the tale of the Three Living and Three Dead. This medieval allegory tells of three noblemen who, whilst hunting, come upon three animated corpses who warn them of the transience of life and admonish them for neglecting their memory.

Content

This is part of the Series: LTC01/01 Lady Trenchard Cox: Series Of Negatives; within the Collection: LTC01 Lady Trenchard Cox Collection

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Photographer: Cox, Mary Desiree

Keywords

Medieval Parish Church, Medieval Wall Painting, Christian Religion, Art And Design