Illuminated page of the lectionary of Cluny

Description

Not on display

11th century - 12th century

High Middle Ages

Inventory number

Cl. 23757

Width

32,5 cm

Height

44 cm

Original location

Abbey of Cluny

Medium

Illuminated manuscript

Method of acquisition

Declared a National Treasure, acquired in 2004

From one artwork to another

Round stained glass window with a red border and blue background. In the foreground, a man is mounted on a lion. — Stained glass from the Sainte-Chapelle, Samson and the Lion, Cl. 23723 © GrandPalaisRmn / Franck Raux

Stained glasses from the Sainte-Chapelle

1243-1248

Stone sculpture of a standing apostle with a melancholic face. Front view on a neutral background. — The “melancholic” Apostle from the Sainte-Chapelle, Cl. 18665 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Apostles from the Sainte-Chapelle

1243-1248

Stone capital decorated with flat-leaf parsley motifs. Front photograph. — Capital with trefoil leaves, Cl. 19559 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Four capitals (trefoil leaves, holly leaves, vine leaves, ivy leaves)

13th century

Carved stone altarpiece with traces of polychromy: Crucifixion framed by multiple figures. Front view. — Saint Germer altarpiece, Cl. 18749 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Saint Germer altarpiece

13th century

Polychrome wood sculpture depicting the Virgin with her hand raised. Front view on a neutral background. — The Virgin at Calvary, Cl. 2368 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Virgin and Saint John from a Descent from the Cross

First half of the 13th century

Sculpted and fragmented head depicting a man with curly beard wearing a hat. Front-facing stone sculpture. — Head of the king of Judah No. 6, Notre-Dame de Paris, Cl. 22988 © GrandPalaisRmn / René-Gabriel Ojeda

Heads of the kings of Judah

First half of the 13th century