St Elizabeth of Hungary's Great Act of Renunciation, Philip Hermogenes Calderon, 1891
The story of st. Elizabeth of hungary is fully related in charles kingsley's "the saint's tragedy". The moment chosen by the artist is that in which the queen renounced her position and power: "naked and barefoot through the world to follow my naked lord". Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1891. Dimensions: height: 153 cm (60.2 in); width: 213.4 cm (84 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Elizabeth of Hungary. Collection: Tate Britain. P. H. Calderon - Renunciation