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The Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet. Leaf of the Beatus from Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña (Burgos)

Generic classification
Manuscripts and illuminations
Object
Manuscript
Date
ca. 1180
Century
Last quarter of the 12th c.
Cultural context / style
Medieval
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in / 22 x 16 in.
Material
Ink, Tempera, Gold, Parchment
Technique
Handmade
Iconography / Theme
Apocalipsis
Provenance
San Pedro de Cardeña Monastery (Castrillo del Val, Burgos, Spain)
Current location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
1991.232.10
Object history

From the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña (Burgos), it subsequently passed thorough the collections of Victor Martin Le Roy, Neuilly-sur-Seine, and then Jean-Joseph Marquet de Vasselot, Paris. It was acquired byThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1991. 

The greater part of the beatus, 135 folios, is preserved in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional(accesion number: 1962/73/2); a collection that entered the museum in 1869. One folio in the Diocesan Museum of Girona, one and a half folios in the Heredia-Spínola Collection in Madrid, and 15 folios in the catalogue of the Metropolitan Msueum of Art in New York belong to this incomplete Museo Arqueológico Nacional beatus. This is one of them.

Description

The scene from the Apocalypse depicted on this leaf from the Beatus of San Pedro de Cardeña illustrates the moment when, at the sound of the fifth angel's trumpet, a series of terrible events take place: smoke from the pit obscures the sun, menacing striped locusts sting their victims with scorpion tails, and the living dead beg for mercy.

Locations
* The relative location of dealers, antique shops, art galleries, and collectors leads us to the places where they were based or had one of their main headquarters. However, this does not always indicate that every artwork that passed through their hands was physically located there. In the case of antique dealers and art merchants, their business often extended across multiple territories; sometimes they would purchase items at their origin and send them directly to clients. Similarly, some collectors owned multiple residences, sometimes in different countries, where they housed their collections. It is often difficult to determine exactly where a specific piece was kept during its time in their possession. Consequently, the main location of the dealer or collector is indicated. These factors should be considered when interpreting the map. Refer to the object's history in each case.
Bibliography
  • ALONSO CARDONA, Esther (1993): "Estructuración del Beato del Museo Arqueológico Nacional", nº 11, en Boletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, pp. 63-78.
  • BORDONA, Jesús Domínguez (1962): Miniatura. Ars Hispaniae, vol. 18, Plus-Ultra, Madrid, pp. 59-60.
  • CID, Carlos y VIGIL, Isabel "El rastro de un 'Beato' en el Museo Diocesano de Gerona", nº 22, en Revista de Girona, pp. 7-21.
  • FRANCO MATA, Ángela (2001): "Las ilustraciones del Beato de San Pedro de Cardeña/The Illustrations in the San Pedro de Cardeña Beatus", en Beato de Liébana. Códice de San Pedro de Cardeña: Commentary, M. Moleiro, Barcelona, pp. 117-273.
  • LEPRIEUR, Paul y LEMOISNE, P. André (1909): Catalogue Raisonné de la Collection Martin le Roy. V. Peintures: Miniatures et dessins, vol. 5, Imprimerie Durand, París, pp. 131-140, il. 31-34.
  • RADA, Juan de Dios de la y MALIBRAN, Juan Arturo de (1871): Memoria que presentan Excmo. Sr. Ministro de Fomento dando cuenta de los trabajos practicados y adquisiciones hechas para el Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid, pp. 26, 80.
  • REVENGA, Luis (1986): Los Beatos, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, p. 115.
  • SENTENACH Y CABAÑAS, Narciso (1907): "Miniaturas notables del Museo Arqueológico Nacional", nº 15, en Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones, pp. 215-218.
  • YARZA LUACES, Joaquín (1971): "En torno al Beato del Museo Arqueológico Nacional", nº 173, en Archivo Español de Arte, pp. 112-114.
Citation:

María José Martínez Ruiz, "The Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet. Leaf of the Beatus from Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña (Burgos)" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/88

The Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet. Leaf from Beatus from Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña (Burgos)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain

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