Martyrdom of St. Apollonia
Subject
Theater, Open-air
Drama, Medieval
Religious drama
Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery
Theater--History--Medieval, 500-1500
Description
ca. 1460 AD--Northern European--Depiction of the Martyrdom of St. Apollonia--of particular interest are the mansions in the background, which suggest the sort of performance space and form this genre took. The actors from each mansion would stay on their mansions until it was their turn to perform, and then they would descend and play in the middle area. This pattern would develop further into moving mansions/pageant wagons. This depiction is by Jean Fouquet, a medieval artist.
Publisher
Theatre and Playhouse
Original Date
ca. 1460 AD
Digitized Date
Mon, 07/02/2001
Original Media
Image
Original Format
image/slide
Digital Format
image/tif
Local Identifier
theaterhistory338
Coverage
Medieval
Theaters
Theater Architecture
Design
Scenery
Copyright
Theatre and Playhouse