Sporle, Norfolk, England. St. Mary's Church, South Aisle
Wall Painting, 1390-1400
Reconstructed copy, St. Mary's Church
photo © Stanbury/MMK
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The Emporer Condemns the Two Hundred Converted Soldiers of his Guard.

A double scene; to the left Maximinus, as before grasping a large scimitar, a courtier standing beside him whose head is rendered as a hideous creature; before him, traces of the condemed soldiers.


Text from E.W. Tristram, English Wall Painting in the 14th Century. London: Routledge, 1955,       249-250.