I've found a lot of pieces that look like it, but not it. Hmmmm.
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I've found a lot of pieces that look like it, but not it. Hmmmm.
Brian... yes... the piece is from a Spanish book... an illuminated manuscript. The text is a Commentary on the Apocalypse written by an 8th century abbot and Visigoth Bishop. The artist, as usual for the time, is anonymous so you merely need to discover the name of the Spanish Abbott/Bishop/Saint and you will find the work in question with a simple Google image search.:ihih:
This text... a Commentary on the Apocalypse... was one of the most popular books of the era in Spain and ended up being illustrated or illuminated numerous times. The resulting illuminated manuscripts are among some of the most fabulous examples of medieval book arts. The mystery painting is from one of the finest of these...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/...bf1e9b4e_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/...96010b22_b.jpg
I browsed the net searching for the mysterious abbot, and I think I found something - his name was Saint Beatus of Liebana, a monk, theologian and geographer who lived in the region of Liebana, today's Cantabria in the 8th century (c.730 - c.800).
So, I browsed further and found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comment...the_Apocalypse
Please, correct me if I'm on the wrong path, but I still can't find the mysterious painting!
Just enter Beatus of Liebana into a Google image search. It shows up on page 3 for me.:confused5:
It's there alright. But with no title underneath or above it!
Am I blind, or what? :willy_nilly:
And even though the quest is interesting (I found so many exciting information along the way!), you should've picked something easier.
Now come on and tell us, so we can start a new one!
I like that it was hard. Instead of typing "Beatus of Liebana" I typed in "Beatus de St-Sever" which came out with less results, but some similar.
It doesn't give an obvious name that I can see. D:
Well, you certainly gave everyone a challenge with that one, St. Luke's. I'm not too familiar with the Commentaria in Apocalypsin MSS and I can't seem to find that particular image online with any useful information attached, so I looked up some Beatus images on Artstor and, guessing from a brief comparison with the hand that did the script and the artistic style, I am guessing the Facundus Beatus at the Biblioteca Nacional d'Espagna. Am I right? My second guess would probably be the Saint-Sever MS if you hadn't already let on that the book is Spanish, so as a backup to the Facundus I would go for the Morgan Beatus.
If I'm right about one of these then I choose this as the next painting:
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...mysterypic.jpg
Google has just changed their layout for image search (quite nicely, I might add) but I agree that the specific edition of the book in question is difficult to find. The text was the Commentaries on the Apocalypse by Saint Beatus of Liebana. The specific edition of the text was that of the Commentaries of St. Severe. The Beatus of Sant-Sever was illuminated in the middle of the 11th century by Stephanus Garsia for Gregorio Montaner, the then abbot of the monastery of Saint-Sever, Gascogny (France). The artist (presumably) and author were Spanish... and the style is distinctly Spanish... but it was indeed created in France... and the image I posted was probably the most French of all the images in the book which contains 592 pages and more than 140 miniatures depicting the best and most primitive Romanesque art.
I discovered this absolutely stunning website which presents digital images of the entire book!:eek6: Looking at the stylistic variations of the images, I suspect that Stephanus had the assistance of several other hands working upon this masterpiece of medieval art.
By the way... Mortalterror was right. I have posted this image on LitNet. If someone had googled "Stlukesguild Beatus of Liebana" they would find the image in question with the full attribution in a posting entitled, 20 Works of Art You Want to See before You Die.:ihih:
C'mon Petrarch! Mere Child's play:
Hans Holbein
Portrait of Anne of Cleves
c. 1539
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutAnneofCleves.htm
OK... a far easier one than last time:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/...ba45c751_b.jpg
The mystery artist largely employed a rather new medium... first made popular by a woman artist. Another work by him... probably his most famous:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/...1135d0f0_b.jpg
Jean-Étienne Liotard
The first portrait can be translated in English like: Beautiful Reader.
The second is The Chocolate Girl
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/...9bb5ce67_o.jpg
Mikhail Vrubel
The Swan Princess
Russian Symbolism
c. 1900
http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/...ikhail-vrubel/
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/...338d1326de.jpg
Our mystery artist did quite a few ink wash paintings...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/...71511463_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/...57741483e2.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/...490838e86c.jpg
...but was far more known for his efforts in another artistic genre. He has at least two things in common with this artist:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/...3e223734_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/...400a36f4_b.jpg
Fav plastic artists:
http://www.amazon.com/PLASTIC-ARTS-1...hor_title_full