Mystery Carving
Uploaded: October 26, 2008
A lovely triptych (three-paneled work of art, connected by hinges) in Strasbourg Cathedral. I know that the figure on the left is Saint Matthew, patron saint of bankers and accountants, and that the figure on the right is Saint Florian, patron saint of firefighters.
But who are the three figures in the center? I’ve spent HOURS searching the Internet for the answer – with no success. Could it be Clovis, King of the Franks, who was baptized by St. Remy, Bishop of Rheims, in 496 – and afterward commissioned the church that previously stood here? Maybe. But if so, who is the third guy? And what’s the connection to the two saints?
Regardless, this gilded wooden carving is a beautiful work of art I felt privileged to view.
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