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The Monastery in the 14th Century: Boar Hunters Refreshed at Saint Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury,
ca. 1840
John Rogers Herbert, British, 1810–1890
y1988-24
Herbert was a friend of the architect and theorist of the Gothic Revival Augustus Welby Northcote Pugin (1812–1852) and converted to Roman Catholicism under his influence. This painting, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1840, dates from the time of his conversion. The Benedictine monastery founded by Saint Augustine in the sixth century is shown as the source of spiritual and physical sustenance for the community. Two noble hunters, accompanied by their retinue, stop for refreshments. Their retainer has been served soup, and a monk distributes bread to peasants at the monastery door. This harmonious society flourishes under a sculpture of the Virgin Mary, inscribed with the Angel Gabriel’s Latin salute at the Annunciation, “Hail Mary, full of grace.”
Information
Title
The Monastery in the 14th Century: Boar Hunters Refreshed at Saint Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury
Dates
ca. 1840
Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
138 x 209.5 cm (54 5/16 x 82 1/2 in.)
frame: 144.5 × 216 × 3.2 cm (56 7/8 × 85 1/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Forbes Magazine Collection: Malcolm S. Forbes, Class of 1941, Steve Frobes, Class of 1970, and Christopher C. Forbes, Class of 1972
Object Number
y1988-24
Place Made
Europe, England
Place Depicted
England, Kent, Canterbury, St. Augustine's Abbey
Signatures
Signed, lower left: J.R. Herbert R.A.
Culture
Type
Subject
The Forbes Magazine Collection; 1988 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.
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