2. Picture: sir edward bonkil wears a long squirrel fur stole. 4. Picture: royal ermine-trimmed robe, showinga margaret of denmark, queen of scotland. These panels formed part of one of the most important altarpieces ever painted for a scottish chapel, and are thought to have been the wings of a triptych. The work was commissioned by edward bonkil, provost of the collegiate chapel of the holy trinity in edinburgh. (the chapel was demolished in 1848 to make way for waverley station. ) the missing central panel possibly showed the virgin and child enthroned, and may have been destroyed during the reformation. When open, the wings show a devout king james iii with his elder son and his queen margaret of denmark, accompanied by saint andrew and saint george. The lion rampant on the king’s coat of arms is reversed in deference to the holy figures on the missing central panel. The closed wings feature a vision of the holy trinity appearing to the kneeling edward bonkil. Object Type: painting, altarpiece. Genre: religious art. Date: 1478. Dimensions: height: 202 cm (79.5 in) ; width: 100.5 cm (39.5 in). Medium: oil on oak panel. Depicted People: Jesus, James III of Scotland, Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland, Andrew the Apostle. Collection: National Galleries Scotland. Hugo van der Goes - The Trinity Altarpiece
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