Sujet

The Resurrection: Initial R: A Sleeping Soldier; Missal, between about 1389 and 1400. Creator: Master of the Brussels Initials.

Légende

The Resurrection: Initial R: A Sleeping Soldier; Missal, between about 1389 and 1400. Additional Info: Christ looks heavenward as he strides out of his sarcophagus, while five Roman guards-four in the miniature and one in the initial R below, are asleep on their watch. The scene introduces the feast of Easter, which commemorates Christ's rising from the dead three days after his burial. The wounds Christ suffered at the Crucifixion are visible on his chest, hand, and foot, and he carries a banner symbolizing the Resurrection. Focusing our attention on the essence of the narrative, the illuminator set the scene against a gold background of stylized foliage. The border decoration, which springs from the right side of the miniature, features comical heads, human and animal, within its leafy forms.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A76_230

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

80,0Mo (4,2Mo) / 37,7cm x 53,2cm / 4453 x 6281 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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