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Geertruy Haeck Kneeling in Prayer before Saint Agnes
Northern Netherlands (Dordrecht?), c. 1465, oil on panel
This painting is a ‘memorial tablet’, intended to honour the memory of a deceased person. It probably hung near the tomb of Geertruy Haeck-van Slingelandt van der Tempel in the church of the convent of Saint Agnes in Dordrecht. Geertruy kneels in prayer in front of St. Agnes. Although Geertruy was not herself an ordained nun, she is dressed in a nun’s habit as a sign of her piety.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-3926
- Dimensionsheight 62.4 cm x width 48.3 cm x height 61.0 cm x width 46.2 cm