Sujet

Initial H: Saint Jerome, about 1280-1290. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Initial H: Saint Jerome, about 1280-1290. Additional Info:Within the first letter of this text, the prologue to the Gospel of Saint John, a scribe sits at his desk writing on a scroll with great concentration. The figure likely represents Saint Jerome, who prefaced John's Gospel with an introduction that was frequently copied in medieval Bibles and Gospel books. Portraits of authors shown in the act of writing their works were a common motif filling the first letter of decorated medieval texts.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A72_122

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

44,7Mo (1,9Mo) / 26,7cm x 42,0cm / 3152 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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