Leaf from a Bible with Daniel in the lions' den aided by the prophet Habakuk / Artist Unknown, France
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- Accession Number
- 1993/2.10
- Title
- Leaf from a Bible with Daniel in the lions' den aided by the prophet Habakuk
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, France
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Medium and Support
- ink, tempera and gold on parchment
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1290
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais (region)
- Nord (department)
- Cambrai (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Nord (department)
- Creation Place 5
- Cambrai (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Anonymous Gift in memory of Mrs. John Alexander
- Style/Group/Movement
- Gothic
- Dimensions
- 20.2 cm x 14.4 cm (7 15/16 in. x 5 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 13th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Books and Folios
- Primary Object Type
- manuscript
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- historiated initial
- Physical Description
- Two columns of Latin text fill this page taken from a bible manuscript. A painting in a gold rectangular frame is located in the lower right column. An angel descends from a blue semicircular disc in the upper right corner of the painting and grasps a larger figure by the hair with both hands. This second figure holds a jug in his left hand and a plate with bread in his right. A third figure, dressed in a white robe, reaches up toward this larger figure from an enclosure below. He appears against a black background and four gray animal heads overlap his torso.
- Subject Matter
- This manuscript page, taken from a bible, contains the prologue and opening text of the Book of Daniel. A diminutive rectangular painting marks the beginning of the book itself in the lower right column of text. Daniel, clothed in a white robe, appears at the bottom of this image within a dark enclosure surrounded by four lions. Above the enclosure stands the larger figure of the prophet Habakuk holding a jug of water and a plate of bread. With the help of an angel who suspends him by his hair, Habakuk miraculously delivers the sustaining food to Daniel.
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- animals and creatures
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- food
- information forms
- legendary creatures
- mammals
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 769 x 1031
- File Size
- 107 KB
- Record
- 1993/2.10
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"Leaf from a Bible with Daniel in the lions' den aided by the prophet Habakuk; Artist Unknown, France." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-2.10/1993_2.10.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
