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Saint Bernard
Taddeo Crivelliabout 1469
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Saint Bernard holds an abbot's staff and wears the habit of the Cistercian Order. Known in the Middle Ages as the "honey-sweet teacher," Saint Bernard was famous for encouraging emotional devotion to the human aspects of Christ. His emotional approach deeply influenced the development of medieval spirituality.
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Details
- Title: Saint Bernard
- Creator: Taddeo Crivelli
- Date Created: about 1469
- Location Created: Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 10.8 × 7.9 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.ML.109.183v
- Culture: Italian
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig IX 13, fol. 183v
- Creator Display Name: Taddeo Crivelli (Italian, died about 1479, active about 1451 - 1479)
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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