Christ as judge

Unknown (English)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
13th century
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
England

    Item location

  • Archivio di Stato di Torino
    [Museum inv. no.: ms J. b. II. 6 (Missel des Archives)]The enluminure, included at f. 96v of a french manuscript dating 1440-1449, dates back to XIII century

Description

The Christ in mandorla is flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist; above, two angels bringing the symbols of the Passion; in the medallions of the frame, four angels with trumpets and two saints with scrolls. In the upper zone of the image, dead men rising again from their graves.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
St. John the Baptist

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

3288