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The New Song

Unknownabout 1255–1260

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song, but those 144,000 that are taken from the earth. (Apocalypse 14:3)

The artist placed the four living creatures inside a square, with the enthroned Christ in a mandorla in the center. The lamb stands below, holding a banner with a cross on it, the sign of Christ's triumph over death and evil. Wavy clouds surround the square, from which emerge eight singers with open books. The four groups at the left and the right are the elders. To the far left, John holds his hand up to his ear to catch the sound of the beautiful music as it wafts to him through a small door that he holds open in the frame.

Details

  • Title: The New Song
  • 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.72.26v
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 26v
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)

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