Sujet

Leaf from Ms. Ludwig II 7 with The Crucifixion, 1615. Creator: Mesrop of Khizan.

Légende

Leaf from Ms. Ludwig II 7 with The Crucifixion, 1615. Additional Info: This illuminated leaf depicts the Christian story of Christ’s Crucifixion. The cross with its wooden grain clearly indicated provides a strong vertical and horizontal component for the composition, which is then visually belied by the off-kilter crossbar above. To Christ's sides, figures with the sponge and lance peep out from behind the more dominant figures of the Virgin Mary and Saint John. Crowning the whole and bursting the bounds of the decorative frame is a colorful vision of the pelican feeding her young by piercing her own breast, which serves as a symbol of Christ's self-sacrifice for humanity’s sins. The leaf was once part of the illustrated prefatory cycle of a Gospel book that was made in 1615 in Isfahan, Persia, and illustrated by the famous Armenian artist, Mesrop of Khizan.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A76_487

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

205,5Mo (13,9Mo) / 60,9cm x 84,5cm / 7196 x 9983 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Asian Asia family religious arts religion parent writing art book continent color mother cross death Christian Christianity Christ saint saints Santa military Jesus Jesus Christ crosses motherhood text location century page son parenting soldiers soldier Bible wound literature Biblical concept sacrifice crucifixion santo suffering manuscript lettering wounded crucified 17th century calligraphy mum Colour Armenian New Testament life of Christ Golgotha Calvary sacrificing gospel seventeenth century Bible scene illuminated manuscript Passion of Christ sacrificial Stations of the Cross tempera Virgin Mary John Mary St John the Evangelist manuscript Madonna St Virgin Saint Mary Virgin Mother Mother of God The Virgin Mary Stella Maris St Mary John of Evangelist Via Crucis Heritage Art wounding The Passion of Christ Patmos Our Lady of Refuge Our Lady of Mariazell Notre Dame du Folgoet Our Lady of Folgoet Detached leaf Tempera colours and gold Mesrop of Khizan Khizan Mesrop of