One of the 'Beaton Panels'

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This carved wooden panel is one of eight panels known as the 'Beaton Panels'. Made for Cardinal David Beaton, probably in the 1530s, they are an outstanding example of late Gothic woodwork. The carver is not known but was clearly highly skilled.

This panel depicts the Scottish royal arms and was perhaps taken from a woodcut in Boece's Scotorum Historiae, 1527 edition.

The panels show that while some Scots had an enthusiasm for new ideas, others had a more conservative attitude. Features typical of the late Gothic style are the intricate two-dimensional carving, the use of heraldry, the tracery and vine scroll designs.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-721-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KL 222
• Date: Around 1530
  c. 1530
  
• Material: Wood
  Panel
  
• Dimensions: 1740 mm H x 7060 mm W x 190 mm Th
  
• What: Panel
  
• Subject: Carved woodwork, painted ceilings (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Beaton
  
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• Description: Beaton panels of wood with openwork tracery design, c. 1530
  
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