ID: 700007308 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007308	Record Type: Movable Work
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The Vision of Zechariah (illumination (painting); Unknown Italian (Italian Illuminator); about 1300; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 88.MS.125.2.recto)

Note: This miniature, cut from a book of Old Testament prophets made in Sicily, presents the first of the prophet Zechariah's eight visions, a subject rarely depicted in art. Zechariah stands on the left, next to an angel who points to a man mounting a red horse. The angel explains to Zechariah that the man and the three horses are a sign of those "whom the Lord has sent to walk through the earth." The swirling loops of folds in the figures' clothing, the white highlights used to model the forms, and the sketchy, delicate lines of the horses' manes all betray the artist's contemporary Byzantine roots. The figures' diminutive heads, hands, and feet, features characteristic of late Byzantine art, emphasize their generously draped bulkiness.

Titles:

The Vision of Zechariah (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Book of Old Testament Prophets (C,U,GP,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

illumination (painting) [300264522] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, paintings (visual works), <paintings by location or context>)

miniature (painting) [300033936]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, paintings (visual works), <paintings by form>)

detached leaf [300379890]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, information form components, gathered matter components, leaves (gathered matter))

Classifications:

manuscripts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1300

Creator Display:

Unknown Italian (Italian Illuminator) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown Italian (Italian cultural designation) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500125250]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 88.MS.125.2.recto

Other: Creation: Sicilia [7003122] Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Other: Former: Schweiz [7011731] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Tempera colors and gold on parchment

	tempera [300015062]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)

	parchment (animal material) [300011851]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, processed animal material)

Dimensions: Leaf: 7.3 x 17.5 cm (2 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Zechariah [901000841]
	.....((Old Testament characters, Old Testament iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	angels (spirits) [300379004]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion, spirits (beings)) (AAT)

	war [300055314]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), armed conflicts) (AAT)

	horses (species) [300250148]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Perissodactyla (order), Equidae (family), Equus (genus)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Cutting from a Book of Old Testament Prophets

Sources and Contributors:
The Vision of Zechariah	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Book of Old Testament Prophets	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)