In 2018, Death was reawakened at Guild Chapel, Stratford-upon-Avon. The monumental Doom painting and the shrouded corpse with worms and bugs creeping out of the creases, were carefully conserved, revealing once more their sobering lessons in mortality and morality.
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Since the early 16th century, the damned have been chained and dragged into the mouth of a fanged beast sitting in flames.
On the west wall, an angel heralds the poem Erthe upon Erthe: in death you shall be stripped of all earthly gain and glory. Your rewards shall be in Heaven.
On the west wall, an angel heralds the poem Erthe upon Erthe: in death you shall be stripped of all earthly gain and glory. Your rewards shall be in Heaven.
On August 13th, our friends @TradPaintForum are hosting an Evening of Doom. They’ll have speakers from the Guild Chapel *and* St Thomas, Salisbury - talking about two of the biggest and most successful Doom conservation projects in recent years.
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The event is free, so you should definitely sign up! Donations are welcome and, in this case, will go towards our work. (Thanks, @TradPaintForum!)
Book your place now! But be warned, the event will contain graphic scenes of hell, torture and damnation: eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-o…
Book your place now! But be warned, the event will contain graphic scenes of hell, torture and damnation: eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-o…
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If you want to learn more about the Erthe upon Erthe poem, @ClerkofOxford has a great blog, that I often refer to.
aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/05/on-tra…
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If you want to learn more about the Erthe upon Erthe poem, @ClerkofOxford has a great blog, that I often refer to.
aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/05/on-tra…
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