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Object Details
Title:
Josaphat Speaking to the Merchant Barlaam about the Precious Gem
Artists/Makers:
Follower of Hans Schilling (German, active 1459 - 1467)
from the Workshop of Diebold Lauber (German, active 1427 - 1467)
Culture:
Alsatian
Place:
Hagenau, Alsace, France (formerly Germany) (Place Created)
Date:
1469
Medium:
Ink, colored washes, and tempera colors on paper
Object Number:
Ms. Ludwig XV 9 (83.MR.179), fol. 43v
Dimensions:
Leaf: 28.6 × 20.3 cm (11 1/4 × 8 in.)
Object Description
Within the royal residence's vaulted audience hall, Barlaam holds a large gem before the young Indian prince Josaphat. Barlaam, a
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
A Treasury of Fifteenth Century Manuscript Illumination (March 26 to June 16, 2002)
- The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles), March 26 to June 16, 2002
Pathways to Paradise: Medieval India and Europe (May 1 to August 5, 2018)
- The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles), May 1 to August 5, 2018