Página de un comentario del Apocalipsis de San Juan

España, Castilla y León, procedente del monasterio benedictino de San Pedro de Cardeña

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Los manuscritos iluminados denominados Beatos, que solo existen en la España medieval, hacen patente el elevado nivel artístico e intelectual de la cultura monástica española. Representan una visión del fin del mundo acorde con la narración de San Juan en el Apocalipsis (Libro de las Revelaciones) interpretada por el Beato de Liébana, un monje asturiano del siglo VIII. En esta ilustración, la trompeta del quinto ángel anuncia acontecimientos tan aterradores como ultramundanos: el humo del averno oscurece el sol, amenazantes langostas estriadas pican a sus víctimas con colas similares a la del escorpión, y los muertos vivientes piden misericordia. El folio proviene de un manuscrito que se desmembró en la década de 1870.

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish

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Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish

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