Sujet
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1410-20. Creator: Boethius Illuminator (Flemish, active c. 1414-20).
Légende
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1410-20. This finely preserved leaf with its large miniature is stylistically consistent with the work of the Boethius Illuminator. An unusual and very original painter, he was named after a manuscript copy of the works of the Roman philosopher Boethius (AD 480-524), which he illuminated in 1414. The artist favored bright, sweeping colours and expressionistic compositions. He used tessellated (mosaic-patterned) grounds in his miniatures, as is the case here. The Boethius Illuminator and his assistants participated in the illustration of over a dozen manuscripts between 1414 and 1418/20. It was not unusual for artists working in different styles to collaborate on a single book of hours during the 1400s and 1500s.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F90_466
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
71,4Mo (8,0Mo) / 36,2cm x 49,4cm / 4275 x 5834 (300dpi)