Apocalypse Then: Medieval Illuminations from the Morgan

Devil Chained in the Abyss and the Dragon (Beatus of Liébana, Las Huelgas Apocalypse, Spain, 1220, The Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910). From Apocalypse Then: Medieval Illuminations from the Morgan. "...In this exhibition, the Book of Revelation, in all of its complexity, is seen through the eyes of some of the greatest medieval illuminators. Drawn entirely from the Morgan's renowned collections, the show celebrates the completion of a facsimile of the Morgan's Las Huelgas Apocalypse and also includes examples from Spanish, French, Flemish, and Russian traditions.
The Las Huelgas Apocalypse is the largest and latest (1220) of a five-hundred-year series of medieval illuminated commentaries on the Apocalypse by the monk Beatus of Liébana. The series is considered Spain's most important contribution to medieval manuscript illumination. Visitors to the exhibition have the rare opportunity to view fifty of the Las Huelgas miniatures because the manuscript was disbound for the preparation of the facsimile; the leaves will be displayed in their original order.