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St.Christopher, Fritton, [near Great Yarmouth - there are 2 villages called Fritton in Norfolk], Norfolk (‡ Norwich)  C.14

[Photo:T.Marshall] St. Christopher, Fritton, Norfolk [46KB]
As is usual with earlier paintings of St. Christopher, this has little in the way of contextual scenes from the Saint’s life, but compared to some more elaborate versions, there is a gently attractive simplicity here.
Christopher’s tight-fitting tunic has a pattern of stems and leaves in green on blue still faintly visible in the original. His hat, with soft crown and upturned brim, is interesting too, as is his very plain staff, which shows no sign of the sprouting vegetation mentioned in the Golden Legend story and usually included by later painters.

There is ‘peacock’s eye’ and other diaper patterning in the background. An elegant scrollwork frame, very typical of 14th century work and best seen here running down the left-hand side, surrounded the painting.

The 12th century paintings of the Martyrdom of S.Edmund and associated subjects in the apse at Fritton are now on the site.

Follow the links below for individual picture and text pages - ‡ in page heading = Diocese

Belton, Suffolk Burnham Overy, Norfolk Cottered, Hertfordshire East Wellow, Hants Edingthorpe Norfolk
Fritton, Norfolk Haddiscoe, Norfolk Hemblington, Norfolk Impington, Cambridgeshire NEW Irstead, Norfolk
Layer Marney, Essex Littlebourne, Kent Martlesham, Suffolk Molesworth, Northants Oaksey, Wilts
Paston, Norfolk Pickering, N. Yorks Raunds, Northants Shorwell, Isle of Wight Slapton, Northants
Stoke Dry, Rutland Thurlton, Norfolk Wickhampton, Norfolk Woodeaton, Oxon

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