ID: 700007420 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007420	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1 2

Initial I: A Martyr Saint (detached leaf; Lippo Vanni (Italian, active about 1340 - about 1375) (Itali...; third quarter of 14th century; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 93.MS.38.recto)

Note: The elegant figure of this saint, which fully dominates the space of the initial I, is notable for its strong, monumental bearing. The artist employed a warm, glowing palette of gold and orange, endowing the figure with a luminous quality appropriate to a holy person. The initial, cut from an antiphonal, probably introduced a generic text devoted to martyrs, which was individualized by the insertion of a particular saint's name. The saint shown is thus not a specific person but a composite martyr accompanied by the attributes of a number of saints who died for the Christian faith. The wool comb at the figure's feet was an instrument used to torture Saint Blasius, the rocks could refer to the stoning of Saint Stephen, the fire may refer to Saint Lawrence who was roasted alive, and the swords could indicate any number of martyr saints. Finally, the palm frond is a symbol of the martyr's triumph over death in the Christian afterlife.

Titles:

Initial I: A Martyr Saint (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,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: third quarter of 14th century

Creator Display:

Lippo Vanni (Italian, active about 1340 - about 1375) (Italian Illuminator) [preferred,JPGM]

Lippo Vanni (Italian painter and illuminator, active 1344-1376) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500031271]

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: 93.MS.38.recto

Other: Creation: Siena [7011179] Siena province (province), Tuscany (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Tempera colors, gold leaf, 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))

	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: 30.2 x 11.5 cm (11 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	saint [300150555]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by state or condition>) (AAT)

	martyr [300188714]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by state or condition>) (AAT)

	initial (layout feature) [300168055]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, layout features) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Initial I: A Martyr Saint	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

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

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