I would like to introduce Mozarabic art in Spain. It is the
Beatus of Facundus, and painted in 1047. In the 8thcentury, a monk
named Beatus illustrated a collection of writings. Especially, for the New Testament
books, his illustration was the most vivid and apocalyptic, and it would be copied
over and over again in diverse version of the manuscript. This selection of
images is known as the Beatus de Facundus(or Beatus de León) (1047), and
painted by Facundus for Ferdinand I and Queen Sancha. According to research, it
is composed of 312 leaves and 98 miniaturs. I wish I could post all Beatus
art works, but it is impossible. So I selected some of his artworks that I was
impressed.
You can tell there are very vivid colors on the Beatus of
Facundus. I always have similar feeling when I look many paintings of South
America and Spain. The choice of colors from beatus of Facundus is good to
arrest my eyes. Red, blue and yellow are used as the main colors. It is
Mozarabic art, but I also feel some registered images which are shown in Ancient
Egypt. I think colors and illustration really help people to be alert of keeping their faith or obeying what the New Testament said to avoid those situations in his illustrations.
Artist :Français : Facundus, pour Ferdinand Ier de Castille et Leon et la reine Sancha
Title : "fr:"La Femme sur la Bête. Apoc. XVII
Date: 1047
Medium: "fr:"Enluminure sur parchemin
Dimensions: 158 x 210 mm
Current location Madrid, Nacional, Ms Vit.14.2, f°225vBiblioteca
Artist: Français : Facundus, pour Ferdinand Ier de Castille et Leon et la reine Sancha
Title: "fr:"La deuxième Trompette. La montagne embrasée tombe dans la mer. Apoc. VIII
Date: 1047
Medium: "fr:"Enluminure sur parchemin
Dimensions: 190 x 190 mm
Current location : Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, Ms Vit.14.2, f°166
Artist: Français : Facundus, pour Ferdinand Ier de Castille et Leon et la reine Sancha
Title: fr:"La sixième Trompette. Les myriades de Cavaliers tuant les Hommes. Apoc. IX"
Date: 1047
Medium: "fr:"Enluminure sur parchemin
Dimensions: 290 x 200 mm
Current location: Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, Ms Vit.14.2, f°174v
Artist: Français : Facundus, pour Ferdinand Ier de Castille et Leon et la reine Sancha
Title: "fr:"L'Evangéliste Marc
Date: 1047
Medium: "fr:"Enluminure sur parchemin
Dimensions: 280 x 190 mm
Current location: Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, Ms Vit.14.2, f°9
Artist: Français : Facundus, pour Ferdinand Ier de Castille et Leon et la reine Sancha
Title: "fr:"La Jérusalem nouvelle. Apoc. XXI
Date: 1047
Medium: "fr:"Enluminure sur parchemin
Dimensions: 280 x 250 mm
Current location: Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, Ms Vit.14.2, f°253v
Artist: Français : Facundus, pour Ferdinand Ier de Castille et Leon et la reine Sancha
Title: "fr:"Jugement de Babylone réduite à un brasier. Apoc. XVIII
Date: 1047
Medium: "fr:"Enluminure sur parchemin
Dimensions: 297 x 240 mm
Current location: Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, Ms Vit.14.2, f°233v détail
Artist: Français : Facundus, pour Ferdinand Ier de Castille et Leon et la reine Sancha
Title: "fr:"Le Dragon donne sa puissance à la Bête. Apoc. XIII
Date: 1047
Medium: "fr:"Enluminure sur parchemin
Dimensions: 290 x 220 mm
Current location: Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, Ms Vit.14.2, f°191v
I love these pieces! I think this shows how artists even today like to try new things and go outside of their comfort zones and try something new. You see how the "would be Arabs" have a pretty good eye at catching some of the Islamic architecture since you can see horseshoe arches in at least two of the pictures. I also get the feeling of the Egyptian art in this as well.
I love these pieces! I think this shows how artists even today like to try new things and go outside of their comfort zones and try something new. You see how the "would be Arabs" have a pretty good eye at catching some of the Islamic architecture since you can see horseshoe arches in at least two of the pictures. I also get the feeling of the Egyptian art in this as well.
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