Maureen Ille from Springthorpe
Why would the red of the flowers have faded if the red cross on the banner has not? What is the reasoning behind the theory that the roses were originally Rosa Gallica?

Andrea, North Yorkshire
This is just so beautiful. Can you imagine the person who painted it. The detail. Just looking at the background details, the faces, the folds of fabric. This was obviously made as a great treasure. I wish I could see it in the flesh. This is inspirational.

JW Kent
The kneeling figure is obviously Richard II. Compare his tomb effigy in Westminster Abbey, same features, same face. See Also his Coronation portrait also in the Abbey. The features and build are identical. See also the many books on the Wilton Diptych for confirmation that Richard II is the kneeling figure.

Julie Mason From Hounslow
I think that The Wilton Diptych is a very Intriguing Painting because it capture's the beautiful sensation in Chritianity

seun london
I Think That The Diptych Is A Great Piece Of Art

Anne Bailey Stirling
The blue is wonderful, astonishing so rich and must have amazed everyone who was allowed to see it. This is a super site to browse, thankyou.

Harvey Gloucester
i personally think the kneeling figure in the diptych represents Richard. the white deer on the kneeling figures cloak.

Liz, Glasgow
It is supposed to represent Richard aged 10, the age he was at his coronation, which might partly help explain why he doesn't look very 'manly'.

Paul Michelet Chiangmai Thailand
I have made a careful comparison between the facial details of the kneeling figure on the diptych and those of the effigy by Nicholas Broke and Godfrey Prest in Westminster Abbey, and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we are dealing with the same person, namely Richard's queen, Anne of Bohemia. You will see what I mean by examining the facial details, which show an extraordinary correspondence: the arch of the eyebrows, the long contiguous sweep from the forehead to the tip of the nose, the particular shape of the upper lip and mouth in general, and the peculiar pudgyness of the chin. These are all perfectly paralleled. The waviness of the hair also corresponds perfectly, and wearing a crown, this would quite naturally be tucked up at the back of her head. And if this is supposed to be Richard, where is his beard? No, this is most definitely a woman, and its time the record is set straight!

Simon from Poland
I'm really young (12) but still I have to show my emotions about this painting. Firstly I think it is richard second on the painting. My other thought is that the right side arguments with each other about helping or leading Richard second. You can clearly see that the angels have different expressions on their faces which is kind of weird because no one else has it. One more thing is that john the baptist has a worried expression on his face which can mean that he's worried about Richard.

Nancy from Cambridge
It is important to remember that when we look at medieval images, we are looking with 21st century eyes and not medieval eyes. This is definitely a picture of a man, Richard II. How do we know that it is a man? Because of the short hair. Medieval English women were not depicted as having short hair. Even though out 21st century eyes might think that Richard looks a bit effeminate, his representation in this painting is in line with the style of the time.

anon:
obviously not richard-

Paul, London
In my opinion the figure kneeling here is not Richard at all, but his wife, Queen Anne of Bohemia, who died at the time this diptych was painted. She is kneeling in submission to the Queen of Heaven, on her entry there. I don't know who originally made the claim that it is Richard, but to me this seems a bad error of judgement - the figure is clearly that of a woman.

Adam, Newport
You can imagine this being opened out in some inn by one of Richard II's servants when they were travelling. I suppose the 2 sides would have been angled so that the 2 groups of people would seem to be looking at each other.