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| Keywords: Table of Consanguinity - Google Art Project.jpg Table of Consanguinity This image is available for download without charge under the Getty's Open Content Program Unknown French Paris or Sens about 1170 - 1180 Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment 17 7/16 x 11 7/16 in MS LUDWIG XIV 2 FOL 227V In the section of the Decretals on matrimony an illuminator provided two full-page diagrams across a double-page spread to explain visually the laws of consanguinity and affinity These laws were important for determining lines of inheritance and the legality of marriages The first of these diagrams the Table of Consanguinity displays the degrees of relationship between a person and his or her blood relatives in order to make clear the prohibitions on marriage within one's own family The bust-length figure enclosed in the small central medallion indicates the place of hypothetical viewers allowing them to orient themselves with respect to all other family members The large haloed figure of Adam/Christ who represents both the first generation of humankind and the creating spirit of God holds the diagram The symmetrical frontal pose gives this figure monumentality which is reinforced by his elegant tunic and mantle and the liberal use of gold None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/table-of-consanguinity-unknown/6826533/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 4 46 10 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/table-of-consanguinity-unknown/6826533/ 1170 about 1170 - 1180 Christ Adam Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment 443 6826533 True 1180 3/25/2012 12 01 45 PM lido getty edu-gm-obj5070 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 5070 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1170 1190 Paris France Creation w291 x h443 cm about 1170 - 1180 False 0 583984375 Part table-of-consanguinity-unknown Table of Consanguinity t 291 Tempera colors gold leaf and ink on parchment Christ Adam http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id oQGB-TEBIxjM2w PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist Consanguinity MS LUDWIG XIV 2 Getty museum - Decretum Medieval miniatures of family trees Family trees in art | ||||
