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Border with the Adoration of the Name of Jesus
Creator
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
Surrounding the beginning of the text devoted to the Holy Name of Jesus, this border conveys the vastness of heaven and the divine power located in Christ's name. God the Father blesses at the top, while the Holy Spirit hovers in the form of a dove in the middle of a group of angels directly below. The radiant circle of golden light represents Christ, the final member of the Trinity, with the Latin abbreviation of the name of Jesus, *IHS.* At the very bottom, a virtual sea of the blessed adores the Holy Name. Four demons lurk in the lower corners, cut off from the heavenly masses by deep blue clouds.
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