Miniatures

The Archangel Michael defeating the dragon

Miniature based on the original from around 1300, Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett.

Initial "S"

An initial based on a miniature from Vitae illustrium virorum by Plutarch, 1473–1474.

The Annunciation

Miniature based on the original by Jean Bourdichon from the Book of Hours of Anne of Brittany, circa 1485–1490.

Crucifixion. A copy of a 14th-century initial.

The initial comes from a 14th-century German homiliary. The illumination is attributed to the so-called Master of Douce, an anonymous medieval artist active in northern Germany. The homiliary is housed in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, USA.

Resurrection. Copy of a 14th-century initial.

The initial comes from a 14th-century German homiliary. The authorship of the illumination is attributed to the so-called Master Douce, an anonymous medieval artist working in northern Germany. The homiliary is housed at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, USA.

Resurrection. A copy of a 14th-century miniature.

The miniature is from a psalter from Ramsey Abbey, dating to around 1300-1310. Christ, with a pearl cross-shaped nimbus, dressed in a cloak, holding a staff in his left hand and his right hand raised in a gesture, emerges from a sarcophagus. Two angels with pearl nimbi kneel on the sarcophagus. In front of the sarcophagus are three soldiers, asleep, clad in armor and armed with an ornate shield, halberd, pitchfork, and spear.

Book of Kells, 10th century. Copy.

Annunciation scene as the initial "M".

Lindisfarne Gospels, first half of the 8th century. Copy.

The Lindisfarne Gospels combine elements of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon art, creating a unique style. It is characterized by intricate geometric patterns, animal motifs, and flowing lines. The Gospel text contained in the manuscript is one of the oldest surviving copies of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible.

Book of Kells, 10th century. Copy.

A copy from the work of Agnolo Gaddi, an Italian painter active in the 14th century.

Initial "C"

Zodiac sign, copy.

Miniature comes from the Hunter Psalter, created in England around 1170. It is a notable example of Romanesque illumination art.

Zodiac sign, copy.

Miniature comes from the Hunter Psalter, created in England around 1170. It is a notable example of Romanesque illumination art.

Initial "S," a copy of a 15th-century illumination from the first half of the century.

The illuminated initial comes from Orationes Marcus Tullius Cicero.