Detail of one of the Baltic oak misericords (c 1380) in the choir of Chester Cathedral, England, UK, showing scenes from Life of St Werburgh, d. c 700

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Detail of one of the misericords of Baltic oak (c 1380) in the choir of Chester Cathedral, England, UK, showing scenes from the Life of St Werburgh (Werburga, d. c 700). Werburgh's emblem in art is a goose, based on several versions of the story that she restored to life a dead goose; in this case from the bones on a plate.

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Size: 4964px × 3787px
Location: Chester Cathedral, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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