The 72 Artworks of media Parchment

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Gerard David - The AnnunciationThe AnnunciationGerard David

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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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - Shadow Puppet (leather)Shadow Puppet (leather)Danish Unknown Goldsmith

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...

Pergamon Museum (Berlin, Germany)
 
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Petrus Christus - Head of ChristHead of ChristPetrus Christus

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...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States Of America)
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Simon Bening - Book of HoursBook of HoursSimon Bening

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...

The Met Cloisters (New York, United States)
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Francesco Di Giorgio Martini - Saint Bernardino Preaching from a PulpitSaint Bernardino Preaching from a PulpitFrancesco Di Giorgio Martini

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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Mariano Del Buono - Manuscript Leaf with the Dedication of a Church in an Initial T, from a GradualManuscript Leaf with the Dedication of a Church in an Initial T, from a GradualMariano Del Buono

A prolific artist, Mariano del Buono's commissions include sacred books for both Christian and Jewish use. His painting on this large parchment leaf depicts the arrival of a pope at a church, and signals the beginning of the hymn sung at a special mass for the dedication of a church.

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Gilles Hardouyn - Book of HoursBook of HoursGilles Hardouyn

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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