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Oil sketch of a medieval assembly with crowned ruler, clergy and armoured men beneath a stormy sky, in a gilded frame.

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Wittekind onderwerpt zich te Paderborn aan Karel de Grote, Ary Scheffer (1835), Dordrechts Museum. Via artnap.com

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This painting in a gilded frame shows a crowd of armoured warriors, clergy in mitres, and robed figures gathered on open ground beneath a stormy sky. A crowned ruler stands on the right, raising his arm, while red banners rise behind him and a man kneels before the group. The work is an oil painting by Ary Scheffer, dated 1835, held by the Dordrechts Museum, and titled Wittekind onderwerpt zich te Paderborn aan Karel de Grote.

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