Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours

Niederländische Grafik 1442–1620, kb. 1430

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.
Művész
Niederländische Grafik 1442–1620
Datálás
kb. 1430
Műfaj
Rajz
Technika
gouache with pen and ink on vellum
Méretek
16,5 × 11,9 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

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.

Niederländische Grafik 1442–1620