Historical Description of the Altar-Piece painted in the reign of King James the Third of Scotland, in the Palace of Holyrood

David Laing (Author)


Keywords:
James III, Portraiture, Altarpiece, Margaret of Denmark, James IV, Mary of Gueldres, Meeting notes, Donations, Fellow election
Location(s):
Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity, Edinburgh
Period(s):
Fifteenth century, Stuart

Abstract


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.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.003.8.25

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Published
30-11-1862
How to Cite
Laing, D. (1862). Historical Description of the Altar-Piece painted in the reign of King James the Third of Scotland, in the Palace of Holyrood. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 3, 8–25. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.003.8.25
Issue
Vol. 3 (1862)
Section
Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.003.8.25

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