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Initial E: The Prophet Isaiah
Creator
Master of the Golden BullIlluminator · 1400–1405
All works by this person →The Master of the Golden Bull is the name given to the illuminator who decorated a luxurious copy of a papal bull granting King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia the title of King of Rome in 1400. While his identity is unknown, the Master of the Golden Bull was probably active in the early fifteenth century at the Prague court, ruling seat of the Kingdom of Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic). The artist's
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- about 1405
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint
- Culture
- Bohemian
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 6becf463-6bc3-49a0-b9ad-aeaef64d439e
From the Getty Museum record
The prophet Isaiah sits enthroned before a luxurious green textile--decorated with delicate birds-- which signifies his importance. He raises his right hand to emphasize the Latin phrase that the letter introduces, *Ecce nunc tempus acceptabile* (Now is the acceptable time), a biblical passage starting that the moment of salvation is at hand.
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