Scribe Writing and the Author Presenting His Book

in or before 1870

Georges Hurtrel

Associated Names
Georges Hurtrel

Artist, French, active 1870/1887

The image shows a medieval-style interior scene with several figures. One figure is seated at the center, surrounded by others who stand or kneel. The seated person wears a hat and a long robe. Another person in front of them holds a book. Other figures in long gowns and hats are around them. On the left, a person is at a desk writing or illustrating a text. The room features Gothic architecture with pointed arches, stonework, and tall, narrow windows. A small dog sits on the floor near the center group.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with black wash, heightened with white and gold, on gray prepared paper (grisaille)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (rounded top edge): 16.4 x 18.5 cm (6 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.5

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection, An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions. NGA, 1950, no. 26, repro.

1953

  • Mediaeval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts, Los Angeles County Museum, 1953-1954, no. 80, repro.

1971

  • A Selection of X-Xv Century Medieval Miniatures from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971, no. 39 (as Anonymous [Bening School?], XVth century).

1972

  • Mediaeval Manuscripts from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Notre Dame, 1972, no. 17, repro.

Bibliography

1981

  • Wieck, Roger S., OUD HOLLAND, 95:3 1981: 151-161, fig.1.

1992

  • Boon, Karel G. The Netherlandish and German Drawings of the XVth and XVIth Centuries of the Frits Lugt Collection, Volume II, Addenda & Indexes. Paris, 1992: 12, note 3.

2001

  • Hindman, Sandra, et al. Manuscript Illumination in the Modern Age. Evanston, IL, 2001: 140 -141, 253, and fig. 77.

Inscriptions

none

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q64571655

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