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Description: The Torment of Unchaste Monks and Nuns, detail

TitleThe Torment of Unchaste Monks and Nuns, detail

Creator nameMarmion, Simon

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1475

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsTempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment

DimensionsUnknown

LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RZ3#full-artwork-details

Accession numberMs. 30, fol. 24v (87.MN.141.24.24v)

SubjectsChristian art and symbolismTorture in artMonsters in artTales, MedievalIllumination of books and manuscripts, French

StatusFrom Les Visions du chevalier Tondal, fol. 24v, Ghent/Valenciennes, Belgium/France

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