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The Twenty-Four Elders Pay Homage to the Throne of God

Unknownabout 1255–1260

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

In the top register, angels kneel before the central enthroned figure. In the register below, the illuminator represented John's vision: "the four and twenty Elders fell down before him who sits on the throne, and adored him who lives for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 'You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory, and honor, and power." (Apocalypse 4:10 - 11)

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  • Title: The Twenty-Four Elders Pay Homage to the Throne of God
  • 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.72.4v
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 4v
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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