File:Table of Consanguinity - Google Art Project.jpg
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[edit]Table of Consanguinity
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Unknown – illuminator |
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| Title |
Table of Consanguinity |
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| Object type | Folio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
Table of Consanguinity This image is available for download, without charge, under the Getty's Open Content Program. Unknown French, Paris or Sens, about 1170 - 1180 Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment 17 7/16 x 11 7/16 in. MS. LUDWIG XIV 2, FOL. 227V In the section of the Decretals on matrimony, an illuminator provided two full-page diagrams across a double-page spread to explain visually the laws of consanguinity and affinity. These laws were important for determining lines of inheritance and the legality of marriages. The first of these diagrams, the Table of Consanguinity, displays the degrees of relationship between a person and his or her blood relatives in order to make clear the prohibitions on marriage within one's own family. The bust-length figure enclosed in the small central medallion indicates the place of hypothetical viewers, allowing them to orient themselves with respect to all other family members. The large haloed figure of Adam/Christ, who represents both the first generation of humankind and the creating spirit of God, holds the diagram. The symmetrical, frontal pose gives this figure monumentality, which is reinforced by his elegant tunic and mantle and the liberal use of gold. |
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| Date | about 1170 - 1180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | "Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 443 mm (17.44 in); width: 291 mm (11.45 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
lido.getty.edu-gm-obj5070 |
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| Notes | More info at museum site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | oQGB-TEBIxjM2w at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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