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Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The War in Heaven

c. 1295

France, Lorraine

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Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Measurements
Sheet: 12 x 14.2 cm (4 3/4 x 5 9/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1983.73.2.b
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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. These miniatures come from a manuscript produced in Lorraine, then artistically influenced by English models.
A horizontally oriented ink and tempera manuscript miniature depicts five winged angels with light skin tones and gold halos. Against a patterned blue background, four angels in white and red robes stand above a wavy white border, driving long spears into a multi-headed, coiled blue dragon below. The central angel wears a red cloak and holds a shield with a red cross. To the far left, the fifth angel holds a white scroll.

Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The War in Heaven

c. 1295

France, Lorraine

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