The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Single Leaf from a Biblia Pauperum: Christ Crowned with Thorns (recto)
c. 1410
Sheet: 19.8 x 14.2 cm (7 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
Also known as the "Poor Man's Bible," the Biblia Pauperum was a simple picture book used to explain biblical prophecies and symbolism. These volumes served as an aid for preachers to demonstrate the unity of the Bible. The iconography of these popular books juxtaposed two Old Testament scenes with one from the life of Christ. In this example, the image of Christ crowned with thorns. The Biblia Pauperum appeared first in manuscript form in the 1200s, became a popular picture book with miniatures in the 1300s, and after 1450 it emerged as a print book with woodcuts.- Staedelsches Kunstinstitut, FrankfurtAdolf Trier (?), FrankfurtVictor Goldschmidt, HeidelbergE. Eisemann, LondonStaedelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt; Adolf Trier (?), Frankurt; Victor Goldschmidt, Heidelberg; E. Eisemann, London
- The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"CMA, 1963: "Gothic Art 1360-1440"
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