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Master of Gerona (Italian, active about 1300) Initial H- The Nativity, late 13th century, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment Leaf- 58.3 × 40.2 cm The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles — копия 2
Master of Gerona (Italian, active about 1300) Initial H- The Nativity, late 13th century, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment Leaf- 58.3 × 40.2 cm The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles — копия 2

www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/1589/master-of-geron... Title:
Initial H: The Nativity


Artist/Maker:
Master of Gerona (Italian, active about 1300)


Culture:
Italian


Place:
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Place created)


Date:
late 13th century


Medium:
Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment


Dimensions:
Leaf: 58.3 × 40.2 cm (22 15/16 × 15 13/16 in.)


Alternate Titles:
Antiphonal (Group Title)


Department:
Manuscripts


Classification:
Manuscripts


Object Type:
Folio


Object Number:
Ms. Ludwig VI 6, fol. 94


Alternate Number:
83.MH.89.94 (Object number)


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The H on the left side of the page introduces the chant Hodie nobis celorum rex (This day unto us the king of heaven), the first elaborate chant for the predawn service on Christmas. The representation of the Nativity within the enlarged initial heralds the theme of the chant, the celebration of Jesus' birth.


The Virgin Mary, depicted in a traditional reclining pose, and Saint Joseph, seated to the right, seem lost in contemplation of the swaddled Christ Child in a sarcophagus-like crib, a reference to his future sacrifice. Jesus directs his gaze above, where the star followed by the Magi appears as a comet whose tail leads back to the baby. Apocryphal texts described the rocky, cavelike setting and stable animals whose heads appear behind the manger. The massive, draped figures and the relatively deep, three-dimensional space are characteristic of contemporary Byzantine art.


++ www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curr...

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Master of Gerona (Italian, active about 1300) Initial H- The Nativity, late 13th century, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment Leaf- 58.3 × 40.2 cm The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles — копия 2

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