MAKE A MEME View Large Image The Vision of Zechariah - Google Art Project.jpg Unknown Italian Sicily about 1300 Tempera colors and gold on parchment 2 7/8 x 6 7/8 in MS 35 LEAF 2 This miniature cut from a book of Old Testament prophets made in Sicily presents the first ...
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Keywords: The Vision of Zechariah - Google Art Project.jpg Unknown Italian Sicily about 1300 Tempera colors and gold on parchment 2 7/8 x 6 7/8 in MS 35 LEAF 2 This miniature cut from a book of Old Testament prophets made in Sicily presents the first of the prophet Zechariah's eight visions a subject rarely depicted in art Zechariah stands on the left next to an angel who points to a man mounting a red horse The angel explains to Zechariah that the man and the three horses are a sign of those whom the Lord has sent to walk through the earth The swirling loops of folds in the figures' clothing the white highlights used to model the forms and the sketchy delicate lines of the horses' manes all betray the artist's contemporary Byzantine roots The figures' diminutive heads hands and feet features characteristic of late Byzantine art emphasize their generously draped bulkiness None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/the-vision-of-zechariah-unknown/6901414/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 11 59 37 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/the-vision-of-zechariah-unknown/6901414/ 1300 about 1300 War Angels Zechariah Tempera colors and gold on parchment 73 6901414 True 1300 3/25/2012 3 17 46 PM lido getty edu-gm-obj112309 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 112309 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Detached leaf 1300 1310 Italy Creation w175 x h73 cm about 1300 False 2 34862385321101 Part the-vision-of-zechariah-unknown The Vision of Zechariah v 175 Tempera colors and gold on parchment War Angels Zechariah http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id RQFJhSm-Uf_Jqg PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist MS 35 Getty museum Zechariah 6 c BC Medieval miniatures of horses Angels in Old Testament Book of Zechariah
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