Vision of the seven churches of Asia Minor

Unknown (French)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
14th century
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
France
School:
French school

    Item location

  • Biblioteca Reale (Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: ms Varia 200 (Bible de Sens)]f. 704r

Description

Under the watch of God the Father, an angel trumpeter introduces to St. John the Evangelist writing the Apocalypse to the vision of the seven churches of Asia Minor.

People as subjects

St. John the Apostle

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446]

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. “Iconografia musicale nei codici miniati delle biblioteche torinesi”, Miscellanea di studi (Istituto per i beni musicali in Piemonte) 6 (2006) 25-45.

RIdIM record id

3286