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The Opening of the Fifth Seal: The Souls of the Dead Receiving White Robes
Unknownabout 1255–1260
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
And when [the lamb] had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony they held. (Apocalypse 6:9)
The souls of martyrs, those who died upholding the word of God, slowly emerge from beneath the altar and receive white robes from angels, who help to dress them.
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Details
- Title: The Opening of the Fifth Seal: The Souls of the Dead Receiving White Robes
- 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.72.8
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 8
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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