The 71 Artworks of media Parchment and containing the word andrea mantegna, parchment, early renaissance, 1450

The initial B introduces Psalm 1: B[eatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum et in via peccatorum non] stetit et in c[athedra pestilentiae non sedit] ('Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers').King David k...

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Essentially a small painting on parchment, this miniature contains an unusually vivid and naturalistic portrait of the famous Sienese preacher Fra Bernardino degli Albizzeschi (1380–1444), canonized by Pope Nicholas V in 1450. He is dressed in the habit of the Franciscan Order, preaching from a wood...

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Pisano (known as Pisanello) is among the most important artists of the first half of the fifteenth century in Italy. His work marks the transition from the Late Gothic of the courts to the Early Renaissance. This sheet probably belonged to the so-called ‘Taccuino di viaggio’, a collection of sketche...

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Initial O introducing the Introit (opening chant) to the Mass for the third Sunday of Lent, Psalm 24:15: Oculi mei semper ad Dominumquia ipse ellevet de laqueopedesmeos, “My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he shall pluck my feet out of the snare.”This vibrantly colored initial portrays David hold...

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This leaf may have been part of a grand Breviary, a type of book containing the psalms, scripture readings, antiphons, and prayers for each day of the liturgical year. Such large-format Breviaries were produced in Flanders in the early sixteenth century. The style of this miniature resembles that of...

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This intimate image of Christ’s head, intended for private devotion, derives from a lost picture of the Holy Face by Jan van Eyck, now known only through copies. Following the Eyckian composition, Petrus Christus treated the head like a portrait by surrounding it with a fictive frame, thereby unders...

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This diminutive Book of Hours is one of Simon Bening’s prayerful jewels, intended for use at regular intervals throughout the twenty-four- hour day (ideally every three hours). It was a reminder of the omnipresence of God, meant to be attached to its owner, or stored with precious possessions. There...

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When printed books first began to supplant manuscripts, their makers strove to make the product look like books written by hand. In this book of hours, woodcut printed illustrations were 'illuminated' with color, like coloring books that were filled in with hand painting. This book was made by the b...

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Schattenspielfigur aus Kamelleder. Die auffallend große, durchbrochen gearbeitete Figur stellt einen Reiter mit einem Jagdfalken dar. Die Figur ist aus zahlreichen kleineren und größeren Lederstücken zusammengenäht und teilweise so verbunden, dass Einzelteile separat bewegt werden konnten wie Oberkö...

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