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Oil Paintings
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Psalm Book of the Prince St Philip
1386 Illumination on parchment Biblioth?que Nationale, Paris The miniature representing St Philip and shown here is a page from the Psalm Book of the Prince. The manuscript is the work of Andr?Beauneveu, a sculptor, painter and miniaturist, one of the most important French artists of the period. Only a few of his works survived. Since 1364 he worked for King Charles V and was commissioned for four funeral monuments in the Abbey of St Denis in Saint-Denis. Later he went to England and Flanders. From 1386 until his death he worked for Prince of Berry. , MINIATURIST, French , Psalm Book of the Prince St Philip , 1351-1400 , French , illumination , religious
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Scenes from the Life of St Dominic
1300-20 Tempera on wood Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona This is the front panel of the altarpiece from Tamarite de Litera (Huesca province). This province was under strong influence of Castile and Aragon, this explains the early appearence of an altarpiece dedicated to St Dominic who was of Castilian origin. , UNKNOWN MASTER, Spanish , Scenes from the Life of St Dominic , 1351-1400 , Spanish , painting , religious
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Roman de la Rose
29,5 x 22,5 cm (whole page) Bodleian Library, Oxford The illumination depicts Narcissus and Echo. The most extensively illuminated and popular vernacular poem of the period was the Roman de la Rose, begun by Guillaume de Lorris (d. c. 1235) and finished by Jean de Meung (c. 1240-c. 1305). Here the garden of love becomes a setting for a complex allegory of the sexual act in which love's pleasures become equivocal for the yearning lover. Both poets were influenced by optical theories of the time and there is a long digression on the function and meaning of mirrors. The mirror had traditionally been an emblem of the vanity or "luxuria", but it is "oiseuse" or idleness, who looks into her mirror in this work. Early in the poem the association between mirroring the self and love is evoked in a description of Narcissus and Echo, subtly illuminated by a Parisian artist. In the miniature we see Echo, whose love for Narcissus was not answered, asking God that the hard-hearted Narcissus might one day be tormented and burned by love himself. Returning from hunting and leaving his horse, the young man bends down by a pool to drink and there he "saw his face and nose and mouth, clear and sharp". Falling in love with his own reflection, he pines away and dies of love. The artist has attempted to represent the reverse mirror reflection of the square pool, creating a symmetry suggestive of the closed circuit of his desire. But the point of the narrative is not that Narcissus has fallen in love with himself, in the modern sense of narcissism, but that he has been so captivated by an image that he forgets everything else. His sin is really idolatry, not self-love, indicative of the way in which, even by this time, the mirror was associated less with the notion of the self and more with the creation of an alternative, illusory, reality. , MINIATURIST, French , Roman de la Rose , 1351-1400 , French , illumination , mythological
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St Francis Altarpiece
1500-05 Oak, 132,5 x 163 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne The central panel shows St Francis receiving the stigmata, and also other scenes from his legend. On the left wing are Sts John Capistran and Bonaventura; on the right wing Sts Louis of Toulouse and Bernard of Siena (not illustrated). On the exteriors are St Francis and five Moroccan martyrs of the Order (not illustrated). This altarpiece is an important example of the iconography of St Francis and of Franciscan propaganda. The altarpiece was executed by two masters referred to as the Master of St Severin and the Master of the Ursula Legend. , UNKNOWN MASTER, German , St Francis Altarpiece (central panel) , 1501-1550 , German , painting , religious
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Breviarium
302 x 225 mm National Sz?ch?nyi Library, Budapest The Breviarium was commissioned by Domonkos K?lm?ncsehi, Provost of Sz?kesfeh?rv?r. It was illuminated by Francesco da Castello. Several richly illuminated books survived from the Provost's library. This Breviarium is one of the most beautiful books having 23 full-size decorated pages. The decoration on the pages are closely connected with the lithurgical text. , MINIATURIST, Hungarian , Breviarium , 1451-1500 , Hungarian , illumination , religious
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Bible of Matteo di Planisio
1362 Illumination on parchment Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican The page depicts scenes of the Old Testament (of the Genesis). The crowded scene below represents the battle of Abraham for liberating his brother Loth. The decorative frame is typical Neapolitain mixing French, Eastern and Byzantine as well as Florentine elements. The coat-of-arms occurring frequently in the manuscript, belongs to the owner Matteo di Planisio. , MINIATURIST, Italian , Bible of Matteo di Planisio , 1351-1400 , Italian , illumination , religious
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The Adoration of the Magi
1505 Oak, 57,2 x 50,7 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne In contrast to most of the large-scale and ceremonious images of the Magi in Cologne this small-format picture depicts an intimate and familiar scene. Idealism is combined with realistic observation. The artist of the panel is referred to as the Master of St Severin. , UNKNOWN MASTER, German , The Adoration of the Magi , 1501-1550 , German , painting , religious
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Villani Chronicle
1390s Illumination on parchment Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican The Chronicle depicts scenes from the history of Florence. This miniature represents the Conquest of Fiesole. The miniaturist followed French examples. , MINIATURIST, Italian , Villani Chronicle , 1351-1400 , Italian , illumination , historical
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Villani Chronicle
1390s Illumination on parchment Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican The Chronicle depicts scenes from the history of Florence. This miniature represents the Conquest of Carmignano. The miniaturist followed French examples. , MINIATURIST, Italian , Villani Chronicle , 1351-1400 , Italian , illumination , historical
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Triptych
85,3 x 95 cm (central panel), 86,3 x 41 (wings) Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne The painter of this altarpiece, the central panel of which depicting the extended Holy Family ('Holy Kinship') is referred to as The Elder Master of the Holy Kinship. , UNKNOWN MASTER, German , Triptych , 1401-1450 , German , painting , religious
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St Lazarus between Martha and Mary
Panel Museo L?zaro Galdiano, Madrid The artist of the panel is referred to as the Master of Perea. , UNKNOWN MASTER, Spanish , St Lazarus between Martha and Mary , 1451-1500 , Spanish , painting , religious
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Cassianus Corvina
1498 Illumination on parchment Biblioth?que Nationale, Paris The library of Matthias, King of Hungary was seized by the Turks in 1526 and brought to Constantinople. The later scattered library became a legend of the humanists. Presently the number of the known volumes (corvinas) is above 200. Originally the library had about 1000 volumes. , MINIATURIST, Hungarian , Cassianus Corvina (one of the pages) , 1451-1500 , Hungarian , illumination , historical
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The Holy Kinship Altarpiece
1505-10 Oak, 144 x 187 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne The central panel of the Holy Kinship Altarpiece depicts the Holy Kinship. The subject of Christ's relatives had been very popular from the beginning of the 15th century. On the left-hand wing are Sts Nicasius and Roch with the Cologne donor Nicasius Hackeney, who ran the fiscal administration of the imperial court; on the right are Sts Gudule and Elizabeth with the donor's wife, Christina (n?e Hardenrath). On the exterior of the wings are Sts Hermolaus, Achatius and his followers on the left, and on the right Sts Cecilia, Genevieve, Helen and Catherine, each with members of the donor's family. The altar was probably a donation to the Dominican convent of St Achatius where one of the donor's daughters was a nun. The artist of the altarpiece is referred to as the Master of the Holy Kinship. , UNKNOWN MASTER, German , The Holy Kinship Altarpiece (central panel) , 1501-1550 , German , painting , religious
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The Holy Kinship
1410-40 Tempera on oak, 85,3 x 95 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne The depiction of the extended Holy Family ('Holy Kinship') on the central panel of the triptych introduces one of the most popular new themes for paintings at the beginning of the 15th century. All Christ's relatives are gathered together, following a description in the Golden Legend of 1263-73 by Jacopo da Voragine. , UNKNOWN MASTER, German , The Holy Kinship , 1401-1450 , German , painting , religious
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Retable
1396 Panel Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In Navarre, the linear style of panel painting persisted throughout the fourteenth century, as may be seen in the retable that Pedro L?pez de Ayala gave the monastery of Quejana in 1396. , UNKNOWN MASTER, Spanish , Retable (detail) , 1351-1400 , Spanish , painting , religious
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English Apocalypse
27,2 x 19,5 cm (whole page) Pierpont Morgan Library, New York The illumination, an illustration to the Book of Revelation, depicts the angel showing St John the Heavenly Jerusalem. The angel urges him to "Look and see!" What draws John's visionary gaze heavenward are the undulating arcs of drapery and the criss-crossed arms of the angel. , MINIATURIST, English , English Apocalypse , 1201-1250 , English , illumination , religious
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Illuminated Chronicle
300 x 210 mm National Sz?ch?nyi Library, Budapest The picture shows the title-page of the Illuminated Chronicle which contains the history of Hungary and represents the international artistic style of the royal courts in the court of Lajos (Louis) the Great. The Illuminated decoration of the manuscript was executed in Hungary before 1360 and it proves the knowledge of the Hungarian life, historical traditions and legends. According to an assumption it was made by the merited painter of the King, Hertul fia Mikl?s. , MINIATURIST, Hungarian , Illuminated Chronicle , 1351-1400 , Hungarian , illumination , historical
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The Passion of Christ
1420-30 Tempera on oak, 131 x 180 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne The suffering of Christ is portrayed in simultaneous scenes. The artist was obviously concerned to emphasize spatial qualities in the painting. The panel was donated by the wealthy patrician von dem Wasservass family to the Cologne parish church of St Columba, and the artist of the panel is referred to as the Master of the Wasservass Calvary. , UNKNOWN MASTER, German , The Passion of Christ , 1401-1450 , German , painting , religious
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Lectionarium
1400 Illumination on parchment Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest The codex was made for the Augustinian Order in Salzburg, it contains 13 large ornamental initials and 620 smaller golden or coloured background initials. The F initial on this page represents St Paul. , MINIATURIST, Austrian , Lectionarium , 1401-1450 , Austrian , illumination , religious
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Illuminated Chronicle
1360 Body colour, parchment, 300 x 210 mm National Sz?ch?nyi Library, Budapest This page of the Chronicle contains a miniature in a simple frame depicting the construction of the Cathedral in Nagyv?rad, and an initial P with King St Ladislas receiving foreign ambassadors. , MINIATURIST, Hungarian , Illuminated Chronicle , 1351-1400 , Hungarian , illumination , historical
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