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Tondal's Soul Enters Hell, Accompanied by His Guardian Angel
Simon Marmion1475
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
After Tondal fell unconscious to the floor, he refused to leave his body for fear of the terrible demons waiting to take his soul. According to the text, a beautiful angel descended to offer comfort. The angel promised to take Tondal's soul on a journey, beginning with hell, and ordered him to remember all he will learn. In the miniature, the demons hover over the heads of Tondal's worried friends in the interval before his angelic guide appears.
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Details
- Title: Tondal's Soul Enters Hell, Accompanied by His Guardian Angel
- Creator: Simon Marmion
- Date Created: 1475
- Location Created: Valenciennes, France; Ghent, Belgium
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 87.MN.141.11.11v
- Culture: Franco-Flemish
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 30, fol. 11v
- Creator Display Name: Simon Marmion (Flemish, active 1450 - 1489)
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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