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St Cattwg's Wall Painting
On the north wall of the nave is a medieval wall painting, once thought to represent the story of the Woman and the Dragon from Revelation 12.1-9. If you can't immediately recollect the story click on the link above - it's totally fascinating! Lately, however, it has been confirmed by the Courtaulds Institute that the painting is a late medieval depiction of St George and the Dragon , with the princess (apparently with long blonde hair) shown at the right, and her parents looking down at the scene from the building at top right. The rows of tassels form part of the horse's trappings (one lot at the front, and the other over the hindquarters). while the remains at top left form part of the figure of the saint himself. At top left you can see his yellowish hair on either side of his head, and below a 'shield' with a red cross on either shoulder. The dragon lies at the bottom of the painting but all that is left is a forked tongue and a faint outline of spots amongst the stars of heaven! The black wavy lines probably represent the blood. According to David Park, the Director of Conservation of Wall Painting Department at the Courtauld Institute of Art, this painting is one of only two in Wales - the other being at Llangattock at Lingoed.
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