Decorated Text Page

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Decorated Text Page

Creator

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Date
about 1525–1530
Medium
Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf
Culture
Flemish
Department
Manuscripts
Institution
Getty Museum

Departing from the artistic convention of showing a scene from the Old Testament typologically related to the facing miniature, this border contains illusionistic architecture and figures unrelated to any narrative. The text describes the abandonment of Christ and the flight of the apostles.

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