St Bartholomew
by DU BROEUCQ, Jacques, Alabaster
This alabaster statue was part of the former rood screen performed by Jacques Du Broeucq between 1541 and 1545 for the St Waltrude (Sainte-Waudru) collegiate church of Mons. St Waltrude (d. ca. 688 AD) is the patron saint of the Belgian city of Mons.
In 1535, the canonesses commissioned a rood screen from Du Broeucq for the collegiate church. The artist produced one of his most beautiful masterpieces. This triumphal arch separating the sanctuary of the canonesses from the rest of the church was made from marble and alabaster, two materials that were unknown in this region in the Middle Ages. Dismantled during the Revolution, the sculptures and reliefs from the monument are scattered around the church.