Illuminated Illustration: Leaf from Book of Hours
Your chapter 4b reading from this week introduced you to the art of the Middle Ages. A big part of Byzantine and Islamic visual culture included illuminated manuscripts. The Getty Museum has a fantastic selection of manuscripts in their collection.
To earn points for this discussion, complete the bulleted tasks listed below
First, review the Image ppt for this week, paying special attention to the slides on manuscripts
Then, visit the Getty's site (http://www(dot)getty(dot)edu/art/manuscripts/) and choose one manuscript from their collection that you are most drawn to (it can be for any reason).
Share your manuscript choice by embedding an image of your chosen work into your reply and include a well-edited paragraph describing the piece and explaining your choice.
As always, I encourage you to comment on each other's posts.
Illuminated Illustration
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Illuminated Illustration
The leaf from a book of hours shows Joachim and Anna's refusal of offering at the Temple. The work seems to be unfinished with some parts being sketched by hand while other parts are painted red, gold, and blue. The sketch is full of chaos and disruption with the illustration on the bottom left showing clergymen at the alter while that on the top center shows clergymen removing Joachim from the temple. The illustration on the right shows men and women praying, while some are kneeling to show humility to God. They are also holding their offerings in the form of livestock. The middle of the illuminated manuscript is written in Latin with a small picture on its left, showing a clergyman praying while looking into the heavens. The Latin text is written in the Gothic font, but it is illegible. The boundaries of the leaf fro...
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