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Initial P: Saint Paul Giving a Letter to a Messenger ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Unknown – illuminator |
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Title |
Initial P: Saint Paul Giving a Letter to a Messenger title QS:P1476,en:"Initial P: Saint Paul Giving a Letter to a Messenger"
label QS:Len,"Initial P: Saint Paul Giving a Letter to a Messenger" |
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Object type | Folio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
Within this large initial P , Saint Paul, at left, passes a scroll representing his letter to the Ephesians to a messenger, at right. God looks on from above, indicating that he is the source of Paul's text. The initial is supported by a young man who bends under its weight. This image may allude to a phrase from Paul's letter found at the bottom of the page to the left: "Bear one another's burdens; and so you will fulfill the laws of Christ." A dragon and a bird threaten the man from both sides with their mouths open and their wings outstretched. The dragon was a common symbol of evil in the Middle Ages, and its presence here suggests that the man faces moral troubles. |
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Date | about 1280 - 1290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | "Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 375 mm (14.76 in); width: 248 mm (9.76 in) dimensions QS:P2048,375U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,248U174789 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q29247 |
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Accession number |
lido.getty.edu-gm-obj3193 |
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Notes | More info at museum site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | 3wHmpKAgaa8P6Q at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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