Bildedonasjoner og donatorbilder. Lekfolks gaver til kirken som visuell kultur

The article discusses donor images and testamentary donations of lights, furnishings and art to the Church in medieval Norway. A number of testaments, mentioning different types of visual donations, are discussed, as well as two visual sources: the altar frontal in Volbu church and the (now lost) wa...

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Main Author: Margrethe C. Stang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Novus 2016-03-01
Series:Collegium Medievale
Online Access:http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/1238
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description The article discusses donor images and testamentary donations of lights, furnishings and art to the Church in medieval Norway. A number of testaments, mentioning different types of visual donations, are discussed, as well as two visual sources: the altar frontal in Volbu church and the (now lost) wall paintings of Vang church. The Volbu frontal depicts four men kneeling in front of a statue of St. Blaise, probably representing a group of Volbu parishioners. The author suggests that the lost paintings of Vang, documented in watercolour in the 19th century, can be linked to the knight Sigvat of Leirhol. While all other Norwegian donor images have been lost, the written evidence supports the article's claim that not only visual donations, but also donor images, were prevalent in medieval Norway.
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spelling doaj.art-2a3741496cc74c0ea8c2a769cbe9858c2022-12-22T00:03:07ZengNovusCollegium Medievale0801-92822387-67002016-03-01281194Bildedonasjoner og donatorbilder. Lekfolks gaver til kirken som visuell kulturMargrethe C. StangThe article discusses donor images and testamentary donations of lights, furnishings and art to the Church in medieval Norway. A number of testaments, mentioning different types of visual donations, are discussed, as well as two visual sources: the altar frontal in Volbu church and the (now lost) wall paintings of Vang church. The Volbu frontal depicts four men kneeling in front of a statue of St. Blaise, probably representing a group of Volbu parishioners. The author suggests that the lost paintings of Vang, documented in watercolour in the 19th century, can be linked to the knight Sigvat of Leirhol. While all other Norwegian donor images have been lost, the written evidence supports the article's claim that not only visual donations, but also donor images, were prevalent in medieval Norway.http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/1238
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Bildedonasjoner og donatorbilder. Lekfolks gaver til kirken som visuell kultur
Collegium Medievale
title Bildedonasjoner og donatorbilder. Lekfolks gaver til kirken som visuell kultur
title_full Bildedonasjoner og donatorbilder. Lekfolks gaver til kirken som visuell kultur
title_fullStr Bildedonasjoner og donatorbilder. Lekfolks gaver til kirken som visuell kultur
title_full_unstemmed Bildedonasjoner og donatorbilder. Lekfolks gaver til kirken som visuell kultur
title_short Bildedonasjoner og donatorbilder. Lekfolks gaver til kirken som visuell kultur
title_sort bildedonasjoner og donatorbilder lekfolks gaver til kirken som visuell kultur
url http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/1238
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