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John Commanded to Write and the Blessed Dead
Unknownabout 1255–1260
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write: Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord."(Apocalypse 14:13)
An angel descends from heaven with a pen and an inkpot, which he hands to Saint John, ready with parchment and a penknife. To the right, a woman mourns over four dead men. Angels above carry the souls of the departed directly to heaven, a sign that they are among the blessed who have died in the Lord.
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Details
- Title: John Commanded to Write and the Blessed Dead
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about 1255–1260
- Location Created: London (probably), England
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 31.9 × 22.5 cm (12 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, colored washes, pen and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.MC.72.28v
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 28v
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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