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| Keywords: Initial Q- An Abbot Receiving a Child - Google Art Project.jpg An initial Q opens this section on simony the improper sale or purchase of holy things with an example of a case brought before the court Quidam habens filium obtulit eum A certain man having a son offers him Supported by an Atlas-like creature the initial Q serves as the stage for an abbot seated on the left who takes a young child into the monastery for which he is paid by the child's father seen on the right In the Middle Ages simony named after Simon Magus who was reprimanded by Saint Peter for wanting to buy the power of the Holy Spirit usually referred to the purchase of appointments to Church offices The example here concerns a father paying for his son's entry into a monastery when the child was too young to consent Numerous decrees indicate that simony was a recurring medieval concern The illuminator's figure style here is typically Romanesque the abbot's robe is defined in segments that reveal the substance of the body beneath the cloth and emphasize his hip and knee joints The abbot moves dramatically displaying his greed through pose and gesture rather than facial expression None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/initial-q-an-abbot-receiving-a-child-unknown/6824849/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 4 46 01 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/initial-q-an-abbot-receiving-a-child-unknown/6824849/ 1170 about 1170 - 1180 Abbots Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment 443 6824849 True 1180 3/25/2012 11 47 02 AM lido getty edu-gm-obj5060 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 5060 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1170 1190 Paris France Creation w291 x h443 cm about 1170 - 1180 False 0 583984375 Part initial-q-an-abbot-receiving-a-child-unknown Initial Q An Abbot Receiving a Child i 291 Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment Abbots http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id ngGBpN2k1Pcu_g PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist MS LUDWIG XIV 2 Getty museum - Decretum Q as an initial | ||||
