Humor Gospel Illumination depicting St Stephen the Great of Moldova (2462×3282). Illuminated in 1473 by monks from Putna Monastery in a mix of Byzantine and Gothic features, now housed at the Suceava History Museum in RO.
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Humor Gospel Illumination depicting St Stephen the Great of Moldova (2462×3282). Illuminated in 1473 by monks from Putna Monastery in a mix of Byzantine and Gothic features, now housed at the Suceava History Museum in RO.
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The illumination was painted in 1473 by monks from Putna Monastery in Moldova and is said to blend Byzantine and Gothic elements!
The gospel originally belonged to Humor Monastery which was an active pilgrimage site and center of power during the era of Stephen the Great.
The illumination reads:
>The pious and Christ-loving Tsar, Io Ştefan Voivode, Lord of Moldo-Wallachia, had this Tetraevangelium written by the hand of the hieromonk Nicodim and donated it to Humor monastery, in memory of his soul and that of his parents and children, abbot being then priest George, June 17, in the year 6981 (1473).
The illumination is said to be the most accurate depiction of Stephen the Great, shown offering the Gospel Book to the Virgin Mary.
The book founds its way to Transylvania and Constantinople and was eventually rediscovered in Chernivtsi during the 19th century!