Open AccessHistorical Description of the Altar-Piece painted in the reign of King James the Third of Scotland, in the Palace of Holyrood
Author(s) -
David Laing
Publication year - 1862
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.003.8.25
Subject(s) - altarpiece , reign , flemish , altar , argument (complex analysis) , art , art history , history , visual arts , painting , archaeology , law , political science , biochemistry , chemistry , politics
The author discusses an altarpiece that had been recently returned to Holyrood palace from London. He puts forward his argument for who each of the figures in the piece represents and then goes on to argue that the artist may have been Flemish.
Meeting notes for 14 December, 1857 are appended.