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15 MAÎTRE FRANCOIS WILD ANIMALS.jpg
15_MAÎTRE François_wild animals,God at the beginning of the creation
Artwork: God at the beginning of the creation
Artist: MAÎTRE François
Date: C. 1475-80
Technique: Miniature
Location: Museum Meermanno Westreenianum, The Hague
Notes: From Augustine's "La Cité de Dieu", book I-X (translation from the Latin by Raoul de Presles) (manuscript "Den Haag, MMW, 10 A 11"). Book 7, 6. Full title is "Jupiter deprives Lara of her tongue, Naiads, Juturna (?), Juno (?). The cosmos (world) divided in sky (ether and air) and earth (water and land). Souls. God at the beginning of the creation: division of sea and earth, creation of birds, creation of fishes, creation of beasts of the field (background)."
Subject: Fish and Animals
Miscellaneous
God the Father in Various Compositions
God the Creator
Dry Land, and Vegetation
Hosts: Museum Meermanno and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague: Interactive Presentation of Handwritings [IMAGE]
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