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Saint John inspired by the prophets (Evangeliary of Otto III, BSB Clm 4453, F206v)

Notice précédente Notice n°8 sur 8

Date :
1000
Type of image :
Enluminure
Clm 4453

Description

John is surmounted by the eagle that is his symbol. The eagle holds a scroll in its talons: the Gospel text. Above the eagle, Solomon unrolls the scroll of his proverbs. Around the eagle, four prophets.

Like the other evangelists John holds on his lap the five books of the pentateuch, on which the gospels are based. With his left hand he holds his vision, he extends his right hand downwards, towards the scribes transcribing his word. John is thus depicted as a mediator.

History :

2. Folio 206 verso.

Indexed items :
Aigle
Textual Sources :
Évangile de Jean

Technical Data

Notice #024690

Image HD

Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Bibliothèque numérique de Bavière, Munich (Münchener DigitalisierungsZentrum, https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de)