id: 135245 accession number: 1958.255.a share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.255.a updated: 2023-01-11 00:39:00.560000 Single Leaf from a Biblia Pauperum: Christ Crowned with Thorns (recto), c. 1410. Germany, Bavaria. Ink and tempera on vellum; sheet: 19.8 x 14.2 cm (7 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of William M. Milliken from members of his staff, 1919-1958 1958.255.a title: Single Leaf from a Biblia Pauperum: Christ Crowned with Thorns (recto) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1410 creation date earliest: 1405 creation date latest: 1415 current location: creditline: Gift in honor of William M. Milliken from members of his staff, 1919-1958 copyright: --- culture: Germany, Bavaria technique: ink and tempera on vellum department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Gothic type: Manuscript find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Sheet: 19.8 x 14.2 cm (7 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection opening date: 2010-11-06T00:00:00 The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA, 1963: "Gothic Art 1360-1440"

Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections" --- PROVENANCE Staedelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt date: footnotes: citations: Adolf Trier (?), Frankfurt date: footnotes: citations: Victor Goldschmidt, Heidelberg date: footnotes: citations: E. Eisemann, London date: footnotes: citations: Staedelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt; Adolf Trier (?), Frankurt; Victor Goldschmidt, Heidelberg; E. Eisemann, London date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Also known as the "Poor Man's Bible," the Biblia Pauperum was a simple picture book used to explain biblical prophecies and symbolism. These volumes served as an aid for preachers to demonstrate the unity of the Bible. The iconography of these popular books juxtaposed two Old Testament scenes with one from the life of Christ. In this example, the image of Christ crowned with thorns. The Biblia Pauperum appeared first in manuscript form in the 1200s, became a popular picture book with miniatures in the 1300s, and after 1450 it emerged as a print book with woodcuts. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1958.255.a/1958.255.a_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1958.255.a/1958.255.a_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1958.255.a/1958.255.a_full.tif