The Lords of Montfoort, Memorial Tablet for the Lords of Montfoort, Memorial table of the Lords of Montfoort. On the left, Mary sits with the Christ child on a throne. To the right, four gentlemen of Montfoort kneel in worship, dressed in uniform armor. Above each figure a coat of arms covered by a helmet with crown and flight. To the right stands Saint George. Represented from left to right are Jan I van Montfoort, his great-uncle Roelof de Rover, his uncle Willem de Rover and a man who presumably represents Hendrik de Rover Willemsz. The first three men fell in the retinue of Count Willem of Hainaut during his campaign against the Frisians in 1345. Painted in front of the altar of the Blessed Virgin in the Sint Janskerk in Linschoten, Mary sitting or excited, the Christ-child on her knee ( Christ-child to Mary's left), knight, the warrior martyr George (Georgius), possible attributes: banner (red cross on white field), (red) cross, dragon, (white) horse, broken lance, shield (with cross), sword, Montfoort, St. Joris, Maria, Heren van Montfoort, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, c. 1400, drager, oil paint (paint), painting, support: h 69.5 cm × w 142.9 cm frame: h 86 cm × w 157.5 cm × t 6 cm
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Lords, Montfoort, Memorial Tablet, Memorial table, left, Mary sits, Christ child, throne, right, four gentlemen, Montfoort kneel, worship, dressed, uniform armor, figure, coat, arms covered, helmet, crown, flight, right stands Saint George, Represented, Jan I van Montfoort, great-uncle Roelof de Rover, uncle Willem de Rover, man, presumably represents Hendrik de Rover Willemsz, first three men fell, retinue, Count Willem, Hainaut, campaign, Frisians, 1345, Painted, front, altar, Blessed Virgin, Sint Janskerk, Linschoten, Mary sitting, excited, Christ-child, knee, Mary's left, knight, warrior martyr George, Georgius, possible attributes, banner, red cross, white field, red, cross, dragon, white, horse, broken lance, shield, sword, St. Joris, Maria, Heren van Montfoort, Northern Netherlands, c, 1400, drager, oil paint, paint, painting, support
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