The 1597 Ceiling, Delgatie

The 1597 Ceiling, Delgatie

Location

Delgatie Castle, near Turriff
Turriff, Aberdeenshire

Date

1597

Description

One of the most important surviving 16th century painted ceilings in Scotland The iconography has interesting comparisons to the much earlier Aberdeen Bestiary and even earlier Pictish sculpture.

Era

1500s

Related Artefacts

Categories

Iconography

  • dog or hound
  • elephant
  • fish
  • heraldic motifs
  • human face or head
  • human figure
  • mermaid
  • mythical or heraldic beast
  • plant
  • sphinx
  • stag or other deer
  • vase or urn

External Links

Photographer

  • David Watson Hood

Unavailable Data

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