COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1983.73.2.a
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Books
Creator Nationality:
France, Lorraine, 13th century
Creator Name-CRT:
France, Lorraine, 13th century
Title:
Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The Woman Clothed with the Sun
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1295
Creation Start Date:
1290
Creation End Date:
1300
Materials and Techniques:
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Classification Term:
Manuscript
Style or Period:
France, Lorraine, 13th century
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12cm x 14.2cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1983.73.2.a
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Provenance:
Sotheby's, London sale, 25 April 1983, lot 50
Context:
The visionary text of St. John the Evangelist's Apocalypse, the final book of the New Testament, inspired these images of salvation, sin, and divine retribution. A large number of illustrated volumes of the Apocalypse appeared in Northern Europe, especially in England, after the year 1240--perhaps reflecting a fear of the world's end.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1983.73.2.a.tif
