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Border with Jeremiah before Johoiakim
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Simon BeningFlemish Illuminator · 1483–1561
All works by this person →One of the most celebrated painters of Flanders in the 1500s, Simon Bening was hailed by Portuguese art critic Francisco da Hollanda as the greatest master of illumination in all of Europe. In addition to producing books for powerful aristocrats such as Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, Bening worked for a group of international royal patrons including Emperor Charles V and Don Fernando, the Infan
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- about 1525–1530
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf
- Culture
- Flemish
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
In the lower right corner of this border, the Jewish prophet Jeremiah predicts before the King of Judah that ill will befall all the cities of Judah if the people do not obey the law of God. When the other priests and prophets threaten to kill him for his words, Jeremiah explains that if they do, they will be shedding innocent blood, for he was sent by God to speak to them. This scene of judgment taken from the Old Testament faces a similar event from the New Testament, Christ before Caiaphas.
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