Portrait of Abbot Christiaan de Hondt, Portrait of the Abbot Christiaan de Hondt, the Cisterian abbot of Ter Duinen in Bruges. The abbot is depicted kneeling in prayer at a prie-dieu. In front of him sits an open book, presumably a book of hours. In the foreground lies a small dog (symbolic of faithfulness) and a mitre. This scene takes place in an interior space with a large fireplace and a window. In the background, a small devotional painting hangs on the wall.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Flemish (FLEM) | Portrait of Abbot Christiaan de Hondt, Portrait of the Abbot Christiaan de Hondt, the Cisterian abbot of Ter Duinen in Bruges. The abbot is depicted kneeling in prayer at a prie-dieu. In front of him sits an open book, presumably a book of hours. In the foreground lies a small dog (symbolic of faithfulness) and a mitre. This scene takes place in an interior space with a large fireplace and a window. In the background, a small devotional painting hangs on the wall., c.1499
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