ID: 700007419 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007419	Record Type: Movable Work
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Miniature from a Prayer Book or a Book of Hours (detached leaf; Simon Marmion (Flemish, active 1450 - 1489) (Flemish Illumin...; about 1475/1480; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 88.MS.14.recto)

Note: On recto, St. Bernard's vision. One day, kneeling before a statue of the Virgin, Saint Bernard (1090-1153) prayed, "Show yourself to be a mother." In response, a few drops of milk from the breast of the statue, a metaphor for the gift of life, fell onto Bernard's lips. This miniature, removed from a devotional book at some point in the past, illustrates that legend. Bernard's words, in Latin, are inscribed in gold above the Virgin's head. The statue of the Virgin and Child seems to come to life before Bernard, a feeling enhanced by the artist's depiction of the Christ child reaching out and grasping Bernard's staff. In addition, the miniature is structured so that the viewer looks over Bernard's shoulder and sees the scene from his perspective. The overall effect is to bring the viewer as close as possible to Saint Bernard's own experience of the miracle.

Titles:

Miniature from a Prayer Book or a Book of Hours (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Saint Bernard's Vision of the Virgin and Child (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

detached leaf [300379890] (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 1475/1480

Creator Display:

Simon Marmion (Flemish, active 1450 - 1489) (Flemish Illuminator) [preferred,JPGM]

Marmion, Simon (French illuminator and panel painter, ca. 1425-1489) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500121728]

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: 88.MS.14.recto

Other: Creation: Valenciennes [7008471] Hauts-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Tempera colors and gold 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 (metal) [300011021]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)

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

Dimensions: Leaf: 11.6 x 6.3 cm (4 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Bernard de Clairvaux, Saint (French saint, abbot, writer, 1090-1153) [500314286]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Madonna and Child [901000052]
	.....((Themes surrounding the Virgin Mary, Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

Inscriptions: Inscription: Inscribed in gold above the Virgin's halo, "Monstra te esse matrem".

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Miniature from a Prayer Book or a Book of Hours	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Saint Bernard's Vision of the Virgin and Child	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

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

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)