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Source Description
Archery contests were not only fun but also a way of encouraging medieval men to learn this valuable skill. Excellent archers could make all the difference in battle; in England, men were required by law to learn how to use a bow. Note the artist's irreverently playful juxtaposition of imagery here; just above the archery contest, St. Sebastian is being martyred in a barrage of arrows.
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Document identity
localId
81322
label
Archery Contest
core
obj
dtoType
manuscript
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
81322
contentType
manuscript
stage
normalized
title
Archery Contest
description
Archery contests were not only fun but also a way of encouraging medieval men to learn this valuable skill. Excellent archers could make all the difference in battle; in England, men were required by law to learn how to use a bow. Note the artist's irreverently playful juxtaposition of imagery here; just above the archery contest, St. Sebastian is being martyred in a barrage of arrows.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1894 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1480-90
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
17
height
12
med
parchment with ink and tempera
cul
creator_ids
6505
collection_ids
MSS
exhibition_ids
2829
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 11/16 x W: 4 3/4 in. (17 x 12 cm)
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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ee20de2615165642
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no
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no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
4f4d9991303555de
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no
hasDescription
no