Sujet

Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah Aspersing the Altar, c. 1300. Creator: Master Honoré (French, Paris, active 1288-1318), circle of.

Légende

Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah Aspersing the Altar, c. 1300. This initial comes from a large bible (about 23 inches in height) and introduces the opening text of the Book of Esdras: Et fecit Josias in Jerosolymis Domino... (When Josiah celebrated the Passover festival in Jerusalem to his Lord...). The artist, a close follower of Master Honoré at Paris, set his figure against a diapered ground of alternating gold and blue diamonds with fleur-de-lys. Instead of portraying Josiah as a Jew, however, the artist abandoned historical perspective and painted him as a Christian priest sprinkling (aspersing) the altar with holy water in preparation for the Mass.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM19F82_136

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NA

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

87,6Mo (7,2Mo) / 41,6cm x 52,8cm / 4909 x 6234 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Français La France Paris encre manuscrit manuscript early 14th century Circle of The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art and gold on vellum ink tempera and gold on vellum Master Honoré active 1288-1318