English School, Thomas Wolsey

1525

Current Collection

Great Britain

Medium: Baltic oak
Dimensions: 58 × 59.5 cm
Status: In Gallery Collection
Collect24 Art ID: C24-149517

This early 16th century oak panel is not only an extraordinary survival – it constitutes one of the most significant recently rediscovered artworks that date from the reign of Henry VIII. The panel, which is constructed of two pieces of Baltic oak and has been dendrochronologically dated to have been felled in around 1520, is carved with Cardinal Thomas Wolsey’s coat of arms. It is the only known contemporary wood-carved example and one of only two known sculptural treatments of his arms to survive from Wolsey’s lifetime.

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