Den Hornblåsande Ängeln Gabriel som Jagar Enhörningen

Edebo Master (attributed to)


Item type:
mural
Date of creation:
1514
Technique / Medium:
mural al secco
Place of creation:
Uppland
School:
Tierp School

Additional titles

The archangel Gabriel blowing a horn in pursuit of the unicorn

    Item location

  • Harg kyrka
    Located on the north wall.

Description

The Archangel Gabriel blows a long horn which he holds in his left hand while his right wields a sword.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Horn [4118] (curved, no finger holes; ornamented with a ring about a hand's breadth from the opening.)

Bibliographic references

Barth Magnus, Ingebjørg and Birgit Kjellström. Musikmotiv i svensk kyrkokonst: Uppland fram till 1625 = Musical Motifs in Swedish Church Art: The Region of Uppland up to 1625. Trans. by Michael Stevens (Stockholm: Svenska RIdIM-kommittén; Statens musiksamlingar, 1993) 148. ISBN 9197211702. RILM 1993-13916.

RIdIM record id

2345