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The Translation of Josaphat's Relics to a Church By a King and Procession

Hans Schilling1469

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A king arrives on the left with an attendant, holding a box full of bones. Met by priests and clerics, the group will proceed into the church where the bones will be kept as relics, to be venerated and allowed to work their miracles. In the upper left corner, the church bell rings in honor of this great occasion.

Following the death of King Avenir, Josaphat retired to the desert as a hermit, leaving the kingdom in the hands of a capable man named Barachias. When Barachias learned the sad news of Josaphat's death, he traveled out to the desert to mourn, and then decided to transfer the remains of Josaphat and his faithful mentor, Barlaam to a church that Josaphat himself had been instrumental in building.

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  • Title: The Translation of Josaphat's Relics to a Church By a King and Procession
  • Creator: Hans Schilling, Diebold Lauber
  • Date Created: 1469
  • Location Created: Hagenau, Alsace, France (formerly Germany)
  • Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 28.6 × 20.3 cm (11 1/4 × 8 in.)
  • Type: Folio
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Ink, colored washes, and tempera colors on paper
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 83.MR.179.375
  • Culture: Alsatian
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig XV 9, fol. 375
  • Creator Display Name: Follower of Hans Schilling (German, active 1459 - 1467) from the Workshop of Diebold Lauber (German, active 1427 - 1467)
  • Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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