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| Keywords: Initial V- The Descent of the Holy Spirit - Google Art Project.jpg The Holy Spirit in the form of a dove descends from the arc of heaven into an illuminated initial V The initial introduces the hymn sung at Vespers the evening prayer service on Pentacost Sunday Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples which occurred after the death Resurrection and Ascension of Christ and marks the beginning of the Christian Church's mission to the world The frenzied activity within the initial is particularly appropriate to Pentecost which the Bible describes as a sound of heaven as of a mighty wind coming that suddenly descended on the apostles who then simultaneously preached in a variety of languages to a great crowd of people None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/initial-v-the-descent-of-the-holy-spirit-unknown/6848314/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 5 20 05 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/initial-v-the-descent-of-the-holy-spirit-unknown/6848314/ 1153 1153 Doves Holy Spirit Tempera colors gold leaf gold paint and ink on parchment 192 6848314 True 1153 3/25/2012 1 52 32 PM lido getty edu-gm-obj110120 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 110120 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1150 1160 Montecassino Italy Creation w132 x h192 cm 1153 False 0 64453125 Part initial-v-the-descent-of-the-holy-spirit-unknown Initial V The Descent of the Holy Spirit i 132 Tempera colors gold leaf gold paint and ink on parchment Doves Holy Spirit http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id MQE7pg2To8YSMA PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist Medieval miniatures of Holy Spirit V as an initial MS LUDWIG IX 1 Getty museum - Breviary from Montecassino | ||||
