Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours

c. 1430

Flemish 15th Century

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Flemish 15th Century

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This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page. The page features two distinct scenes enclosed in ornate, colorful square frames alongside the script. One scene depicts a group of figures in an indoor setting. The other scene features a group of figures in an outdoor setting, where a man carrying a staff leads a woman and a child. The text is written in a gothic script with alternating colors of black and red, and blue initials adorned with gold leaf.

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Provenance

Stanley and Wilhelmina Jashemski, Silver Spring, MD; bequeathed to NGA, 2009.

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Wikidata ID

Q64561576

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