Getty Epistles
about 1528–1530
Tempera colors and gold paint, Tempera Colors, Gold paint
A bearded man in a blue robe and red cloak stands in a landscape, holding a sword and a book. He is barefoot and looks down at the open book. The Epistles or letters of Saint Paul, part of the New Testament, became increasingly popular study texts in the 1500s. Humanist scholars and church reformers read them anew, inspiring luxurious copies such as this French manuscript. Elaborate borders indebted to both Italian Renaissance and Northern European art surround the manuscript's two full-page miniatures and the two facing text pages. The architectural borders of the miniature pages share many elements with contemporary Italian architecture, both being inspired by ancient Roman buildings. The fruit and flower borders of the text pages, on the other hand, draw on Flemish des
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