He lies asleep in a red mantle.
Bible in art · Revelation
Saint John on Patmos (Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 2, from the Getty Apocalypse)
Unknown English painter · about 1255–1260
Getty Center, Los Angeles
The Getty Apocalypse was made in England, probably London, about 1255–1260. Books of Revelation with a picture on every page were popular among English nobles; here the pictures are drawn in pen and coloured with thin washes, with gold for the halos.
John lies asleep on the island of Patmos, labelled “Pathmos insula”, in a green sea. An angel touches him, and other islands with little towns float at the corners.
From the text
- John on the island of Patmos (Revelation 1:9)
- He hears a voice like a trumpet (Revelation 1:10)
The artist’s own
- The island as a map with Latin names
- John shown asleep, dreaming his vision
Details
John
The angel
An angel leans over him.
The label
Latin words name the island Patmos.
Another island
A small island with a building.
Unknown illuminator, English (probably London). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (Ms. Ludwig III 1 (83.MC.72), fol. 2) · Tempera colors, gold leaf, colored washes, pen and ink · Images provided here are believed to be in the public domain and are available under CC0 through Getty’s Open Content Program. (Getty record: "No Copyright", http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)