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Illuminated manuscript page with seated haloed Christ, two winged angels, blue background, towers above, and two columns of text below.

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Christ in Majesty with Angels and the Angel of God Directs Saint John to Write the Book of Revelation

A parchment leaf from a medieval illuminated manuscript shows a seated, haloed Christ holding an open book within a blue field, flanked by two winged angels beneath arched red and gold canopies. Towers rise above, a green ground sits below, and two columns of dense black script fill the lower page.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1180
Medium
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2824 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1185).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Cloisters Collection, Rogers and Harris Brisbane Dick Funds, and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1991

Español: Cristo en majestad con ángeles, hoja de manuscrito Beato

Una hoja de pergamino de un manuscrito medieval iluminado muestra a Cristo sentado, con nimbo, sosteniendo un libro abierto sobre un fondo azul, flanqueado por dos ángeles alados bajo doseles rojos y dorados. Torres se elevan arriba, un suelo verde aparece abajo y dos columnas de texto denso llenan la parte inferior.

Português: Cristo em majestade com anjos, folha de manuscrito Beato

Uma folha de pergaminho de um manuscrito medieval iluminado mostra Cristo sentado, com auréola, segurando um livro aberto sobre um fundo azul, ladeado por dois anjos alados sob dosséis vermelhos e dourados. Torres se erguem acima, um chão verde aparece embaixo e duas colunas de texto denso preenchem a parte inferior.

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