The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 17, 2025
Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The Woman Clothed with the Sun
c. 1295
Sheet: 12 x 14.2 cm (4 3/4 x 5 9/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1983.73.2.a
Location: Not on view
Description
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.- Sotheby's, London sale, 25 April 1983, lot 50Sotheby's, London sale, 25 April 1983, lot 50
- Cleveland Museum of Art. Images of the Mind. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1987. Reproduced: [p. 19]
- Evanston, IL: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art "Manuscript Illumination in a Modern Age" (1/11/01 - 3/4/01) exh. cat. no. 40, p. 46.Manuscript Illumination in a Modern Age. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL (organizer) (January 1-April 1, 2001).
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