Apocalypse of Margaret of York

Master of Mary of Burgundy (active 1469-1483) (workshop of)


Item type:
manuscript, codex, scroll
Date of creation:
ca. 1475
Height:
36.2 cm  (14 1/4 in.)
Width:
26.5 cm  (10 7/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
vellum

grisaille

color wash
Place of creation:
Gent (België)

Additional titles

Apocalypse

Description

Within a mandorla, Christ holds a sceptor and is seated next to God the Father. Surrounding the mandorla are the symbolic depictions of the Four Evangelists. The 24 Elders are below, wearing crowns and gazing upwards, some of whom play musical instruments, including a triangle with jingling rings.

Iconclass

11U1
48C7344(TRIANGLE)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Triangle (with rings)
Rebec [3202]
Portative organ [2267]
Harp [3285]
Lute [3394]
Recorder [4039]
Shawm [4258]

RIdIM images



Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Berry, Mark. Index of triangle iconography (Bowling Green, Kentucky: Living Sound Publications, 2017).

RIdIM record id

11396

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