This picture is an illumination or miniature. It was painted by Hermann Paul and Jean Limbourg for the Duke of Berry. The artists used a variety of colors obtained from minerals, plants or chemicals (www.artlex.com/ArtLex/ij/illumination.html).
Friday, May 31, 2013
Iconoclast Image
The image shown depicts the turmoil during the Middle Ages. The Timurids (Islamists) were in power and are shown whitewashing the face of Christ. Iconoclasm is the destruction of images and can be used to attack the beliefs of others. The Timurids wished to destroy these images because they conflicted with their own beliefs.
This picture is an illumination or miniature. It was painted by Hermann Paul and Jean Limbourg for the Duke of Berry. The artists used a variety of colors obtained from minerals, plants or chemicals (www.artlex.com/ArtLex/ij/illumination.html).
This picture is an illumination or miniature. It was painted by Hermann Paul and Jean Limbourg for the Duke of Berry. The artists used a variety of colors obtained from minerals, plants or chemicals (www.artlex.com/ArtLex/ij/illumination.html).
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