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Saint Bernard's Vision of the Virgin and Child   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Simon Marmion (Flemish, active 1450 - 1489) (1425 - 1489) – illuminator (Flemish)
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Saint Bernard's Vision of the Virgin and Child
title QS:P1476,en:"Saint Bernard's Vision of the Virgin and Child"
label QS:Len,"Saint Bernard's Vision of the Virgin and Child"
Object type Detached leaf
Description
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.
Date about 1475 - 1480
Medium Tempera colors and gold on parchment
Dimensions height: 116 mm (4.56 in); width: 63 mm (2.48 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,116U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,63U174789
institution QS:P195,Q29247
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lido.getty.edu-gm-obj133864
Notes More info at museum site
Source/Photographer bwEU4DWKX7ay2w at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level

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