Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Opening of the Fifth Seal
Object type: Beatus; Manuscript leaf
Department: The Cloisters
Culture: Spanish
Date: ca. 1180
Medium: Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
Dimensions: Overall (folio): 17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (44.4 x 30 cm)
Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Geography: Made in Burgos  Castile-León Spain  
Credit line: Purchase, The Cloisters Collection, Rogers and Harris Brisbane Dick Funds, and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1991
Accession year: 1991
Tags: Doves|Christ