Sujet

The Women at the Tomb; Sacramentary, about 1025-1050. Creator: Unknown.

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The Women at the Tomb; Sacramentary, about 1025-1050. Additional Info:Within an unusual cycle of miniatures from the Life of Christ in this Ottonian sacramentary, an image of the Women at the Tomb precedes the text of the prayers of the Mass. As described in Matthew's Gospel, two women followers approached Christ's tomb after his Crucifixion to anoint his body. Upon their arrival, an angel greeted them and announced that Jesus had risen from his tomb. On the left the two women carry gold containers of balm and a censor with incense, details especially resonant with the manuscript's liturgical function. The angel sits on the floating lid of the empty sarcophagus in front of the doorway of Jesus' tomb, where the empty shroud hovers. On the lower right the three Roman soldiers who were guarding the tomb sleep in a cluster, having missed the drama of the angel's announcement and Jesus' Resurrection.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A72_218

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NA

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,2Mo (2,6Mo) / 29,9cm x 42,0cm / 3537 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany blue female women woman people religious German arts country religion book wing sleep sleeping color golden decoration decorative death scene medieval Christianity tomb Christ gold angel mausoleum Jesus Jesus Christ war depiction location century burial asleep soldiers soldier resurrection Bible literature Biblical miniature concept incense border approach decorated winged manuscript illustrated approaching nearing liturgy Colour New Testament life of Christ mediaeval Middle Ages censer Roman soldier sarcophagi sarcophagus 11th century illuminated manuscript Ottonian Passion of Christ tempera vellum Mary Magdalene illustration manuscript Eleventh Century Biblical scene Unknown Magdalene Mary St Mary Magdalene Saint Mary Magdalene MATTHEW Folio liturgical Sacramentary Heritage Art Matthew's Gospel The Passion of Christ Mary Madeleine Marie-Madeleine Mary of Magdala Maria Magdalena Saint Magdalene folio verso Tempera colours and gold 1030s