. Archaeologia cantiana. e shoes of the horse arenot affixed by means of nails. This portion of the legendis common both to St. Huberts story and to that ofSt. Eustace, and it seems probable that the artist who exe-cuted this fresco was not aware that there was a secondlegend with similar incidents. Mrs. Jameson, in her Sacredand Legendary Art, p. 467, says : The conversion of is only distinguished from the legend of St. Hubertby the classical or warrior costume. St. Eustace was aRoman soldier (captain of the Guards of the EmperorTrajan), who with his wife and two children were mart
. Archaeologia cantiana. e shoes of the horse arenot affixed by means of nails. This portion of the legendis common both to St. Huberts story and to that ofSt. Eustace, and it seems probable that the artist who exe-cuted this fresco was not aware that there was a secondlegend with similar incidents. Mrs. Jameson, in her Sacredand Legendary Art, p. 467, says : The conversion of is only distinguished from the legend of St. Hubertby the classical or warrior costume. St. Eustace was aRoman soldier (captain of the Guards of the EmperorTrajan), who with his wife and two children were martyredin the reign of Hadrian, by being boiled in oil within abrazen bull. St. Hubert was a noble hunter in the forest ofArdennes, who subsequently became Bishop of Liege, anddied in 727. He is the patron saint of dogs and of thechase. St. Eustaces legend is seldom seen depicted inEnglish, French, or German works of art, but is more oftena subject of Italian art. In the Canterbury fresco, the figure of the hunter evi-. OBLITERATED FRESCO IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL SHOWING THE LIFE OF ST EUSTACE
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