ca. 1503 - 'Arnold (Aart) "the Rich" van Horion, Heer van Ordingen (+1481) & son Willem II, Heer van Ordingen (+1503)', former church of Ordingen, Kasteel van Ordingen, Ordingen, Sint-Truiden, province of Limburg, Belgium

            The incised slab of Arnold van Horion, Lord of Ordingen (+1481) and his son Willem II, Lord of Ordingen (+1503) is quite impressive, measuring 270 x 170 cm. 
Originally in the former parish church of Ordingen, nowadays it’s a hidden treat on the backside of the castle of Ordingen’s gatehouse.
It isn’t of the highest quality though, and was probably made by a local workshop. 

The slab was definitely commissioned after Arnold died in 1481, but stylistically it’s more likely that it was commissioned around 1503, the year Willem II died.
Note that the slab is of the “contouring” type; the surface around the effigy is cut away and details are incised, a fashion which started in the early 16th century.
The upper part, in a darker colour than the original slab itself, has been added/restored in more recent times.
The inscription around the slab is written in Middle Dutch, in quite rare Roman capitals:
“HIER LIET BEGRAVEN HEER ART VAN [Horion ridder heer van Ordingen die sterf MCCCC LXXXI VI dach jun. Hier ook begraven joncker] WILLEM SYN SOEN DIE STERF INDEN JARE ONS HEEREN DUYSENT CCCCC / ENDE DRIE DEN XXVIII IN OCTOBER BIET VOR DI(E)Z(ELE)”.

The text in between [ ] dates from the more recent restoration.

Literally translated it says: "Here lies buried lord Art of Horion knight lord of Ordingen who died 1481 6 day June. Here also buried esquire Willem his son who died in the year our lord thousand 500 and three the 28 in October pray for the soul".


Both father and son wear almost identical late 15th/early 16th century armour. Note the pauldrons with early haute-pieces; rounded sabatons; and the fluted tassets, which are worn remarkably high on the fauld, a typical English fashion that can be seen in effigies from the 1470s onwards.
Interesting is that both lack the mail skirt protruding from under the fauld.


   

Taken in: Belgique / Limburg / Ordingen (show map)

Taken on: September 9, 2018

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