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Death personified as a Skeleton in Prayer

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Description: Death personified as a Skeleton in Prayer
TitleDeath personified as a Skeleton in Prayer
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation datec. 1480–1490
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsTempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment
Dimensions4 5/8 × 3 in. (11.7 × 7.6 cm)
LocationB. M. Frank Boucquillon
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsChristian art and symbolismIllumination of books and manuscripts, RenaissanceBooks of hours
StatusMiniature from a Book of Hours, east-central France, Burgundy
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel: Manuscript Illumination and the Concept of Death
Elizabeth Morrison
Description: The Ivory Mirror: The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe
The Ivory Mirror: The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe
In 1477, Mary, the wealthy young heiress of the Duchy of Burgundy, was facing the consequences of the sudden death of her powerful father...
Author
Elizabeth Morrison
PublisherBowdoin College Museum of Art
Copyright© 2017 Bowdoin College
Related print edition pages: pp.83-105
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00238.002
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Chapter subject tags:Christian art and symbolismIllumination of books and manuscripts, RenaissanceDeath in artBooks of hours

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Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 930–970
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af
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Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Description: Dish with angels on either side of a cross
Dish with angels on either side of a cross
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nationality/cultureSyrian
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver
DimensionsDiameter 7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm)
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/08.+Applied+Arts/227159
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Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 886–912
Object typeSculpture
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Dimensions4 x 4 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193
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Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and...
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Description: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic
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Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 425–450
Object typeMosaic
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Description: A Prophet
A Prophet
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Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 430–470
Object typeMosaic
LocationOrthodox Baptistery, Ravenna, Italy (also known as Baptistery of Neon)
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Description: Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion
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Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 586
Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Accession numberMS. Plut. I, 56, fol. 13a
Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion
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Description: Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 527
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions13 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (34.2 x 26.8 x 2.8 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010114082
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Creator roleMetallist
Creation dateAD 498
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver and gold
DimensionsDiameter 24 in. (61 cm)
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/25.%20archaeological%20artifacts/482973
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Description: Bestiary: The fiery stones
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Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/9cd94f4a-1f59-47ff-96d5-e055db96da61
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions9 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 3/8 in. (23.2 x 13.3 x 0.8 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O92548/st-john-the-baptist-and-plaque-unknown/
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Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1170-1200
Object typeMosaic
MaterialsMosaic (gilded bronze, marble, lapis lazuli, glass, and wax) on wood support
Dimensions52 x 36 cm (20 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010115258
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Creation datec. 1270
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/72400ef0-23ea-4f67-a1c2-f3a94f69587a
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Description: Bible: Initial "A" with David and the Ark
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https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/43e523c1-04c3-4e50-8425-4360bb93b4d9
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Itala fragments of Book of Kings:...
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The Multiplication of the Loaves and...
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 350–400
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
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Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1025–1150
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsParchment
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Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1000–1100
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Creation datec. 800–900 AD
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
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Dimensions18 × 30 cm
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Accession numberL 1964–55
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Creator name (description)Probably made by artists from Constantinople
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Creation datec. AD 500–700
Object typePainting
MaterialsWax encaustic pigments on wooden panel
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Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Accession numberMs. R.16.2, fol. 6
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Creator name (description)Creator uncertain; attributed to Meliore di Jacopo or Coppo di Marcovaldo
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1260–1275
Object typeMosaic
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Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 410–425
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver
LocationNational Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/vessel-metal-flagon/150542
Accession numberX.GVA 1
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Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 724
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
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Sarcophagus of Archbishop Felix
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Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/14acf37c-c295-4521-9150-f4a4e793f685
Accession numberMs. Laud Misc. 752, fol. 357
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Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1470–1500
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 10532, fol. 198
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Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 11907, fol. 232
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 400–430
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
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Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Accession numberMs. 2, fol. 155v
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Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 500–550
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSilver and silver-gilt
Dimensions7 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 6 in. (19.6 x 18 x 15.2 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/468346
Accession number50.4
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Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1030–1175
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/96a84c45-3f7a-4dd0-8f08-fee4f4da1b94
Accession numberMs. Auct. D.2.16, fol. 72v
The Leofric Gospels: St Mark
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Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 570–630
Object typeContainer
MaterialsPainted wood
LocationMuseo Sacro Cristiano, Vatican City
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Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1148
Object typeMosaic
LocationMartorana, Palermo, Italy
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Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 850–900
Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Accession numberMS. gr. 699, fol. 59r
Christian Topography of Cosmas...
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Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Object typeSculpture
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http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=62025&partId=1
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Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Friedrich Schavard, "Collatio super...
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1470–1500
Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 800–830
Object typeBook/Manuscript
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Lorsch Gospels, Batthyaneum: A...
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Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1030–1070
Object typeMosaic
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The Crucifixion
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Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 650–700
Object typeMosaic
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The Virgin and Child between Archangels
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Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
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A Translation of Relics at...
A Translation of Relics at Constantinople
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1425–1450
Object typePainting
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The Raising of Lazarus
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Description: Christian Topography of Cosmas Indicopleustes: (above) Anna and Simeon; (below) the...
Christian Topography of Cosmas Indicopleustes: (above) Anna and Simeon; (below) the Virgin, Christ, St John the Baptist, Zacharias and Elizabeth
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Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 850–900
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Accession numberMS. gr. 699, fol. 76r
Christian Topography of Cosmas...
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Description: Four apostles with signs of the zodiac
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 800–900 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions11.8 × 23.5 cm
LocationBayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich
Accession numberMA 174
Four apostles with signs of the zodiac
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Description: Syriac Bible: The Virgin as the Source of Wisdom
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Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 570–630
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMS. syr. 341, fol. 118r
Syriac Bible: The Virgin as the Source...
Syriac Bible: The Virgin as the Source of Wisdom
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Christus-Sol
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Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 230–270
Object typeMosaic
LocationGrotte Vaticane, Rome
Christus-Sol
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Creator nationality/cultureSpanish
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1500–1530
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationÉcole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Accession numberMs. Masson 98
Alphabet Pattern Book: Initial "D"
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Description: Christ acclaimed by St Peter and St Paul, who introduce St Cosmas and St Damian, St...
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Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 520–530
Object typeMosaic
LocationSt Cosmas and St Damian, Rome
Christ acclaimed by St Peter and St...
Christ acclaimed by St Peter and St Paul, who introduce St Cosmas and St Damian, St Theodore Stratelates, and Pope Felix IV on the banks of the Jordan
Description: New Testament: Initial "A" with Apocalyptic Christ
New Testament: Initial "A" with Apocalyptic Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationSt John's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Accession numberMs. 183, fol. 156v
New Testament: Initial "A" with...
New Testament: Initial "A" with Apocalyptic Christ
Description: Miscellaneous Texts: Drawings for Psalm initials, Samuel anoints David and David and...
Miscellaneous Texts: Drawings for Psalm initials, Samuel anoints David and David and Goliath
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1170–1200
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Évreux, France
Accession numberMs. 4, Miscellaneous texts
Miscellaneous Texts: Drawings for Psalm...
Miscellaneous Texts: Drawings for Psalm initials, Samuel anoints David and David and Goliath
Description: Christ teaching the Apostles
Christ teaching the Apostles
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 370–400
Object typeMosaic
LocationChapel of S. Aquilino, S. Lorenzo, Milan
Christ teaching the Apostles
Christ teaching the Apostles
Description: Book of Hours: The Virgin and Child on the Crescent Moon
Book of Hours: The Virgin and Child on the Crescent Moon
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1400–1430
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationWalker Art Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Accession numberMs. Mayer 12009, p. 116(?)
Book of Hours: The Virgin and Child on...
Book of Hours: The Virgin and Child on the Crescent Moon
Description: Homilies of St Gregory Nazianzen: The Vision of Ezechiel in the Valley of Dry Bones
Homilies of St Gregory Nazianzen: The Vision of Ezechiel in the Valley of Dry Bones
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 880–882
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMS. gr. 510, fol. 438v
Homilies of St Gregory Nazianzen: The...
Homilies of St Gregory Nazianzen: The Vision of Ezechiel in the Valley of Dry Bones
Description: The Virgin crowned as Queen (Maria Regina)
The Virgin crowned as Queen (Maria Regina)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 705–707
Object typePainting
LocationS. Maria in Trastevere, Rome
The Virgin crowned as Queen (Maria...
The Virgin crowned as Queen (Maria Regina)
Description: Breviary: David and Goliath
Breviary: David and Goliath
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 1023, fol. 7v
Breviary: David and Goliath
Breviary: David and Goliath
Description: Christian Topography of Cosmas Indicopleustes: The Resurrection of the Dead
Christian Topography of Cosmas Indicopleustes: The Resurrection of the Dead
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 850–900
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Accession numberMS. gr. 699, fol. 89r
Christian Topography of Cosmas...
Christian Topography of Cosmas Indicopleustes: The Resurrection of the Dead
Description: Dish with St Sergius or St Bacchus
Dish with St Sergius or St Bacchus
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 641–651
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver and niello
DimensionsHeight 3 1/8 in. (7.8 cm); diameter 9 5/8 in. (24.3 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=60990&partId=1
Accession number1899,0425.2
Dish with St Sergius or St Bacchus
Dish with St Sergius or St Bacchus
Description: The Virgin Orans
The Virgin Orans
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1078–1081
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSerpentine
DimensionsDiameter 7 in. (17.7 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O125943/roundel-unknown/
Accession numberA.1:1, 2-1927
The Virgin Orans
The Virgin Orans
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Description: Roman sarcophagus
Roman sarcophagus
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 400
Object typeSculpture
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Roman sarcophagus
Roman sarcophagus
Description: Somme le Roi: David and Goliath
Somme le Roi: David and Goliath
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1295
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsParchment codex
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_54180_f121v
Accession numberAdd MS 54180, fol. 121v
Somme le Roi: David and Goliath
Somme le Roi: David and Goliath
Description: Eadwine Psalter: Psalm XIX (20)
Eadwine Psalter: Psalm XIX (20)
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationTrinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Accession numberMs. R.17.1, fol. 33v
Eadwine Psalter: Psalm XIX (20)
Eadwine Psalter: Psalm XIX (20)
Description: The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 850–900
Object typeMosaic
LocationChurch of the Dormition, Nicaea, Turkey
The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child
Description: Bible: The Creation
Bible: The Creation
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBritish Library, London
Accession numberAdd MS 38122, fol. 9v
Bible: The Creation
Bible: The Creation
Description: Chludov Psalter: The Patriarch Nicephorus triumphant over John the Grammarian
Chludov Psalter: The Patriarch Nicephorus triumphant over John the Grammarian
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 850–900
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationState Historical Museum, Moscow
Accession numberMS. 129 D, fol. 51v
Chludov Psalter: The Patriarch...
Chludov Psalter: The Patriarch Nicephorus triumphant over John the Grammarian
Description: Cathedra Petri
Cathedra Petri
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 01
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 800–900 AD
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsWooden throne with carved ivory cladding
Dimensionsheight 136 cm
LocationBasilica di San Pietro, Vatican City
Cathedra Petri
Cathedra Petri
Description: Fragment from the Cotton Genesis
Fragment from the Cotton Genesis
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator name (description)Made by an Alexandrian painter
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 400–430
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBritish Museum, London
Accession numberCotton MS. Otho B.VI, fol. 4
Fragment from the Cotton Genesis
Fragment from the Cotton Genesis
Description: The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1100
Object typeMosaic
LocationChurch of the Dormition, Daphni, Greece
The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration
Description: Gregory the Great, Dialogues
Gregory the Great, Dialogues
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1100–1130
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBritish Library, London
Accession numberHarley MS 3011, fol. 69v
Gregory the Great, Dialogues
Gregory the Great, Dialogues
Description: The Archangel Michael
The Archangel Michael
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 950–1000
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsEnamel and silver-gilt
LocationTreasury, S. Marco, Venice
The Archangel Michael
The Archangel Michael
Description: Casket with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments
Casket with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 350–375
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
LocationMuseo Cristiano, Brescia, Italy
Casket with scenes from the Old and the...
Casket with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments
Description: Dish with the Anointing of David
Dish with the Anointing of David
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 629–630
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver
DimensionsOverall 10 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (26.6 x 3.8 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/464379
Accession number17.190.398
Dish with the Anointing of David
Dish with the Anointing of David
Description: The Dormition
The Dormition
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 970–1030
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSteatite
Dimensions5 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 5/8 in. (13 x 11.2 x 1.5 cm)
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Accession numberKK_8797
The Dormition
The Dormition
Description: Two Heavenly Powers, Dominion and Might
Two Heavenly Powers, Dominion and Might
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 850–900
Object typeMosaic
LocationChurch of the Dormition, Nicaea, Turkey
Two Heavenly Powers, Dominion and Might
Two Heavenly Powers, Dominion and Might
Description: Epitaph of Pope Hadrian
Epitaph of Pope Hadrian
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 01
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 795 AD
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
LocationBasilica di San Pietro, Vatican City
Epitaph of Pope Hadrian
Epitaph of Pope Hadrian

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