Description
Gouache drawing of a monk illustrating a manuscript
Unframed
Measuring 29.5 cm x 21 cm / 11.6 in x 8.25 in
In the Beginning
In the Beginning
£150.00
A monk sits at his scriptorium, illustrating a manuscript while his cat looks on. The opening words of the gospel of John in Latin swirl around his head in vibrant colors.
In principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum. Hoc erat in principio apud Deum.Omnia per ipsum facta sunt et sine ipso factum est nihil quod factum est. In ipso vita erat et vita erat lux hominum. Et lux in tenebris lucet et tenebrae eam non conprehenderunt.
Which means: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
