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Source Description
The Tree of Jesse (described in Isaiah 1:11), which recalls the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden and the wood of the True Cross, illustrates the genealogy of Christ. In the margins, lush, flowering vines populated by birds and amusing putti, or winged children–one blowing a horn, another strangling a snake reminiscent of the serpent that tempted Eve with the forbidden fruit, and others cultivating or plucking flowers–embellish the theme of salvation associated with Jesse's tree.
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Document identity
localId
38623
label
Leaf from Psalter
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
38623
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Leaf from Psalter
description
The Tree of Jesse (described in Isaiah 1:11), which recalls the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden and the wood of the True Cross, illustrates the genealogy of Christ. In the margins, lush, flowering vines populated by birds and amusing putti, or winged children–one blowing a horn, another strangling a snake reminiscent of the serpent that tempted Eve with the forbidden fruit, and others cultivating or plucking flowers–embellish the theme of salvation associated with Jesse's tree.
provenance
Private collection [arms of original owner on fol. 15r]; L. S. Olschki [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 35718]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1480 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
29
height
15.5
dimensionsRaw
11 7/16 x 6 1/8 in. (29 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Renaissance
med
ink, paint and gold on parchment
creator_ids
8347
collection_ids
REN
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exhibition_ids
470
86
165
3171
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
69136512ae449712