Paradise Lost: Book XI
Illustration
1687-88 (drawn)
1687-88 (drawn)
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Illustration combining elements from Book XI of Paradise Lost; The angel Michael comes down from heaven, revealing to Adam future events, and announces their departure from the Garden - Michael, Adam and Eve stand in the foreground, other scenes playing out behind them; Eve lies against a bank in lamentation; The Angel leads Adam up a high hill and shows him what shall happen till the Great Flood; The image enclosed by an ornamental frame; Drawn with a pen and bistre, and washed in with Indian ink, the border painted in distemper.
Object details
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| Title | Paradise Lost: Book XI (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | drawn with a pen and bistre, washed in with Indian ink; the border painted in distemper |
| Brief description | Medina, John Baptist de; Illustration combining elements from Book XI of 'Paradise Lost'; The angel Michael comes down from heaven, revealing to Adam future events; The image enclosed by an ornamental frame; Drawn with a pen and bistre, and washed in with Indian ink, the border painted in distemper; ca. 1688. |
| Physical description | Illustration combining elements from Book XI of Paradise Lost; The angel Michael comes down from heaven, revealing to Adam future events, and announces their departure from the Garden - Michael, Adam and Eve stand in the foreground, other scenes playing out behind them; Eve lies against a bank in lamentation; The Angel leads Adam up a high hill and shows him what shall happen till the Great Flood; The image enclosed by an ornamental frame; Drawn with a pen and bistre, and washed in with Indian ink, the border painted in distemper. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | Illustration designed for Book XI of the fourth edition, folio, 1688, of Milton's 'Paradise Lost', which was the first published with plates. This is one of a set of eight illustrations by John Baptist de Medina. There are four other plates in the volume which were not designed by Medina. The one for book IV was by Bernard Lens, senior, and that for book XII was by Dr. Aldrich. The remaining two have no designer’s name. |
| Production | The borders painted in distemper by Pellegrino to imitate an ornamental frame. |
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| Literary reference | John Milton, 'Paradise Lost', fourth edition, folio, 1688. |
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| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874. |
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| Accession number | DYCE.556 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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