ID: 700006355 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006355	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

The Massacre of the Two Witnesses by the Beast (folio (leaf); Unknown English (English Illuminator); about 1255 - 1260; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 83.MC.72.17; Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 17)

Note: According to a strong medieval tradition, the witnesses are identified as Elijah and Enoch. Although John's text does not explicitly identify the beast as the Antichrist, both representations of the beast in this image have been labeled "antixp[christ]e."

Titles:

The Massacre of the Two Witnesses by the Beast (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Dyson Perrins Apocalypse (C,U,VL,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

folio (leaf) [300189604] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, leaves (gathered matter))

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1255 - 1260

Creator Display:

Unknown English (English Illuminator) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown English (English cultural designation) [500125227]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 83.MC.72.17; Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 17

Other: Creation: London [7011781] Greater London (metropolitan area), England (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Tempera colors, gold leaf, colored washes, pen and ink on parchment

	tempera [300015062]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	gold leaf [300264831]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, leaf (metal))

	wash (material) [300011051]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	color (pigment) [300264870]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>)

	pens (drawing and writing implements) [300022452]
	.......(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name), equipment, <equipment by process>, image-making equipment, <equipment for drafting| drawing| and writing>, <drafting| drawing and writing equipment by specific type>)

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	parchment (animal material) [300011851]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

Dimensions: Leaf: 31.9 x 22.5 cm (12 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

Cultures:

English (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Enoch [901000441]
	.....((Old Testament characters, Old Testament iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	John the Evangelist, Saint [901001232]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Elijah [901000950]
	.....((Old Testament characters, Old Testament iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Antichrist [901000688]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Getty Apocalypse

Sources and Contributors:
The Massacre of the Two Witnesses by the Beast	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Dyson Perrins Apocalypse	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]