Fragment with Madonna of the Apocalypse and John the Evangelist from the Gradual of St. Katharinenthal (Thurgau)
Description
Fragment of page f. 158a verso from the gradual of St.
Katharinenthal, which was removed in the 19th century, and the
miniatures from which were sold separately. It shows the Madonna of
the Apocalypse, accompanied by John the Evangelist, while two
kneeling Dominicans pray under two arcades. The frame was placed
below an initial A (today in Zürich, Swiss National Museum, LM
29329.1), which shows Christ bestowing a blessing with John the
Evangelist, who is resting his head on head on Christ's knees;
kneeling at their feet is a praying Dominican monk, in the frieze
at the side, a Dominican nun. Originally the same leaf also had an
initial V (today in Vienna, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Inv. Nr.
32434) with a very detailed representation of the Maiestas Domini
and of the Last Judgement. The fragment belongs to the Swiss
Confederation, the Gottfried Keller Foundation and the Canton of
Thurgau.
Place
Preferred form
Diessenhofen. Kloster Sankt Katharinenthal (Switzerland)
