Two reputed representations of Eleanor of Aquitaine from her lifetime -a re-evaluation (original) (raw)

This article revisits the evidence for the identification of the “Chasse Royale” mural in the Chapelle Ste Radegonde in Chinon with Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Plantagenets and the identification of Fécamp Psalter with Eleanor of Aquitaine. It suggests that the mural may have been commissioned by Eleanor of Aquitaine it should not be regarded as portraying the Plantagenets but part of the story of Ste Radegonde. It also suggests that the Psalter should now be regarded as a genuine commission by Eleanor of Aquitaine and as containing a representation of Eleanor herself.