Sujet

Decorated Text Page; Getty Epistles, about 1528-1530. Creator: Master of the Getty Epistles.

Légende

Decorated Text Page; Getty Epistles, about 1528-1530. Additional Info:Blossoms strewn on a gold ground surround the opening text of the preface to Saint Paul's Epistles. Painted life-size and casting fictive shadows on the background, the flowers appear almost real. Nestled among the flowers are a variety of insects and a snail. The anonymous French illuminator of this page adapted his design from the illusionistic borders of earlier Flemish manuscripts, a common practice among French artists of the early 1500s. A more reserved floral motif decorates the gold ground of the initial letter P of the text.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A71_294

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42,6Mo (1,9Mo) / 25,4cm x 42,0cm / 3003 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature animal historical religious flower flowers plant plants arts country French France religion writing insect insects butterflies butterfly ladybird ladybirds snail color design designs decoration decorative medieval saint Santa text location century alphabet floral literature st paul concept script border santo decorated manuscript lettering flowered motif motifs Colour gold paint floral border mediaeval Middle Ages 16th century initial sixteenth century Epistles history historic illuminated manuscript tempera vellum manuscript Folio letter P floral motifs Heritage Art floral motif folio recto Tempera colours and gold paint Getty Epistles Master of the Getty Epistles