File:Initial V- The Descent of the Holy Spirit - Google Art Project.jpg
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Initial V: The Descent of the Holy Spirit ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Unknown – illuminator |
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Title |
Initial V: The Descent of the Holy Spirit title QS:P1476,en:"Initial V: The Descent of the Holy Spirit"
label QS:Len,"Initial V: The Descent of the Holy Spirit" |
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Object type | Folio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
The Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, descends from the arc of heaven into an illuminated initial V. The initial introduces the hymn sung at Vespers (the evening prayer service) on Pentacost Sunday. Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples, which occurred after the death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ, and marks the beginning of the Christian Church's mission to the world. The frenzied activity within the initial is particularly appropriate to Pentecost, which the Bible describes as "a sound of heaven, as of a mighty wind coming" that suddenly descended on the apostles, who then simultaneously preached in a variety of languages to a great crowd of people. |
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Date |
1153 date QS:P571,+1153-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | "Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 192 mm (7.55 in); width: 132 mm (5.19 in) dimensions QS:P2048,192U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,132U174789 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q29247 |
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Accession number |
lido.getty.edu-gm-obj110120 |
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Notes | More info at museum site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | MQE7pg2To8YSMA at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level |
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