The 71 Artworks of media Parchment and containing the word konstantin ivanovich gorbatov, parchment, post impressionism, 1925

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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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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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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The Assumption of the Virgin, celebrated on August 15, is an especially important holiday in Siena. Niccolò di ser Sozzo, one of the city's renowned illuminators of the fourteenth century, painted it numerous times. The Virgin Mary, in a diaphanous gown, rises effortlessly as choirs of angels guide ...

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