Chester Cathedral
Formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to St Werburgh, since 1541 it has been the seat of the Bishop of Chester and now dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The building dates from between 1093 and the early 1500s, although the site may have been used for Christian worship since Roman times.
All the major styles of English medieval architecture, from Norman to Perpendicular, are present in the building.
Chester Cathedral is a Grade I listed building.
The Cobweb Picture:
Our Lady and the Holy Child, Jesus. The picture comes from the Tirol and is painted on the net of the caterpillar Hyponomeuta Evonymella L. It is probably by the Tirolean artist Johann Burgman (d. 1825) and is a copy of a picture by Lucas Cranach I (1472-1553), now in the church of St Jakob, Innsbruck. The painting of 'cobweb pictures' was a flourishing art in the Tirol from about 1750 to 1920.
Chester Cathedral
Formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to St Werburgh, since 1541 it has been the seat of the Bishop of Chester and now dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The building dates from between 1093 and the early 1500s, although the site may have been used for Christian worship since Roman times.
All the major styles of English medieval architecture, from Norman to Perpendicular, are present in the building.
Chester Cathedral is a Grade I listed building.
The Cobweb Picture:
Our Lady and the Holy Child, Jesus. The picture comes from the Tirol and is painted on the net of the caterpillar Hyponomeuta Evonymella L. It is probably by the Tirolean artist Johann Burgman (d. 1825) and is a copy of a picture by Lucas Cranach I (1472-1553), now in the church of St Jakob, Innsbruck. The painting of 'cobweb pictures' was a flourishing art in the Tirol from about 1750 to 1920.