From the Telegraph, Medieval painting returns to church in its original glory.
Britain's largest surviving medieval altarpiece has returned to a church after an eight-year restoration that has revealed many of its artistic secrets.
The 12ft-wide Thornham Parva Retable, which was lost for almost 150 years until it was discovered in a loft over a stable in 1927, is now back on display in the thatched village church near Eye, Suffolk.
"The altarpiece looks stunning and will be treasured by the local community as well as by visitors from all over the world," said Martin Kay, churchwarden at St Mary's Thornham Parva.
The survival of the altarpiece, which is thought to have been made for Thetford Priory in Norfolk in the 1330s, is little short of miraculous.
It was saved from destruction by the Duke of Norfolk's family when Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries. It then disappeared until 1778 when it briefly resurfaced at an auction but failed to sell. [continue]
Update: Ananova's article, Restored medieval altarpiece returned to church, has a closeup photo of the altarpiece.
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