Corpus of the misericords at St Gertrude’s Leuven
NB-01 |
Mordecai before Assuerus. |
NB-02 |
The devil and St. Gertrude [legend of the knight who devoted his soul to the devil and who finally through St. Gertrude was liberated from the demon. |
NB-03 |
Vision of Gideon, who is kneeling and looking up at an angel. |
NB-04 |
Ahab en Jehosaphat {Achab was king of Israel, and Jehosaphat was king of Judah; |
NB-05 |
Joab kills Abner. |
NB-06 |
St. Augustine as founder of the monastery. |
NB-07 |
St Gertrude gives alms to a man with a crutch. |
NB-08 |
Rebecca sends her son Jacob to Laban. |
NB-09 |
St Mark the Evangelist. |
NB-10 |
St Matthew the Evangelist. |
NB-11 |
St Luke the Evangelist. |
NB-12 |
St John the Evangelist. |
NH-01 |
Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon. |
NH-02 |
The birth of John the Baptist with his mother. |
NH-03 |
Baptism. |
NH-04 |
David slaying Goliath |
NH-05 |
St. Gertrude takes her monastic vows. |
NH-06 |
Abraham and Abimelech, King of Gerar. |
NH-07 |
Elisha and the raising of the Shunammite woman’s son |
NH-08 |
Consecration of St. Gertrude as Abbess of Nivelles |
NH-09 |
Elisha and the cleansing of Naaman, Commander of the army of the King of Syria. |
NH-10 |
Vision of St. Gertrude. |
NH-11 |
A dove descends /hovers above St. Gertrude at prayer. |
NH-12 |
David’s triumphant return with the head of Goliath |
NH-13 |
The Israelites receive Manna |
NH-14 |
Bathsheba presents baby Solomon to King David |
SB-01 |
St. Augustine gives his rule/ Holy Matrimony. |
SB-02 |
St. Gertrude consults St Augustine. |
SB-03 |
The consecration of St Augustine as Bishop of Hippo. |
SB-04 |
Baptism of St Augustine and his son by Bishop Ambrose. |
SB-05 |
St Augustine and the water-created Child. |
SB-06 |
St Augustine teaching. |
SB-07 |
Man kneeling before three angels. |
SB-08 |
St Augustine at his work. |
SB-09 |
Faith. |
SB-10 |
Charity. |
SB-11 |
Hope |
SB-12 |
The Holy Trinity |
SH-01 |
St. Augustine gives alms to a poor man. |
SH-02 |
Jonah and the great fish. |
SH-03 |
Man [guard?] with sword carrying someone over his shoulder, followed by a man with a scimitar. |
SH-04 |
Moses and the brazen serpent. |
SH-05 |
A man with hands tied behind his back, appears tied to a tree. Two guards with spears point to the man. |
SH-06 |
A man is apprehended by two guards. |
SH-07 |
Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac, who is carrying faggots. |
SH-08 |
The Condemnation of Haman. |
SH-09 |
The Martyrdom of St Julian. |
SH-10 |
The beheading of Agag. |
SH-11 |
The stoning of Adoniram. A forced labour under King David, Solomon and Rehdoam. The rebellious people stoned him to death. |
SH-12 |
The three Jews and some guards before Nebuchadnessar, king of Babylon |
SH-13 |
Esther before Asuerus, King of Persia |
SH-14 |
"The shame Drunkenness of Noah. |