Peter en Paul

Today, on June 29th, Christians celebrate the most important apostolic feast of the year: The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Peter was the first disciple of Christ and the papacy derived from his position. Paul was initially a persecutor of Christians until he met the risen Lord and followed him from then on. Peter

Mozes splijt de Rode Zee

Signature Cod. I.2.4º 15, fol. 57vFormat 23 x 15 cm.Origin Pamplona, around 1200Augsburg, Library, UniversitätsbibliothekThematic BibleRomantic style © Fine Art facsimile van één pagina uit De Bijbel van Pamplona, met dank aan Verlag Müller & Schindler. Rev. Juni 2019

Holy Trinity Sunday

http://www.facebook.com/526664184011810/posts/2540597639285111 In honor of today’s Holy Trinity Sunday, we show you an extract from the Royal Psalter of Sainte-Chapelle (fol. 136v). Both the Godfather and Christ are depicted in full size and sit at the same height. They are presented almost identically and between them hovers the dove of the Holy Spirit. Truly one of

What are Drolleries

In Gothic illumination – but also in sculpture – you can often find fantastic little figures. Most of the time, they are funny, sometimes grotesque, most times they are a mix of humans and fabulous animals. Roosters with human heads, dogs with human masks, a bird-dragon … the imagination of medieval book painters had no

Het Ada-Evangeliarium

Tijdens mijn bezoek aan de Schatkamer van de Stadsbibliotheek in Trier heb ik onder andere Het Ada-Evangeliarium kunnen bewonderen. In 1499 liet Otto van Elten, abt van St. Maximinus, een nieuwe band maken met een voorplat in goud drijfwerk met in het midden een camee die uit de vierde eeuw stamt en de familie van