Sujet

Initial F: The Birth of the Virgin; Initial F: The Nativity of the Virgin, probably 1170s. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Initial F: The Birth of the Virgin; Initial F: The Nativity of the Virgin; Stammheim Missal, probably 1170s. Additional Info: In the upper half of the initial F, Saint Anne nurses the infant Virgin Mary. A man, perhaps her husband Joachim, appears within a medallion encircled by a scroll reading Emerge dulcis filia nitesce iam (Come forth, sweet daughter, shine now). Although Saints Anne and Joachim are not mentioned in the Bible, their conception of the Virgin is described in apocryphal literature as divinely ordained, foreshadowing the favor that God later shows to the Virgin Mary. As devotion to the Virgin Mary grew during the Middle Ages, interest in her parents also increased.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A78_308

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

192,8Mo (13,4Mo) / 55,5cm x 87,1cm / 6550 x 10290 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany Latin people child children family religious father German arts country religion fatherhood parent writing art color mother decoration medieval Christian Christianity saint saints Santa motherhood text location century ink parenting alphabet concept santo decorated dad manuscript lettering calligraphy mum prayer book Colour daughter mediaeval Middle Ages letter f initial 12th century illuminated manuscript missal tempera Virgin Mary Anna Anne Mary St Anne manuscript Madonna Unknown St Virgin Saint Mary Virgin Mother Mother of God The Virgin Mary Stella Maris St Mary Jesus Christ Christ Jesus Saint Anne Birth of the Virgin narrative Life of the Virgin Heritage Art Saint Anna Christ Antiphonetes Our Lady of Refuge Our Lady of Mariazell Notre Dame du Folgoet Our Lady of Folgoet St Anna folio Jesus of Nazareth verso Decorated Initial Tempera colours gold leaf silver leaf and ink Stammheim Missal St Joachi