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Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 30r

c. 1500
(Flemish, c. 1444–1519)
Flanders, Ghent and Bruges, late 15th century
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Codex: 22.5 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1963.256.30.a
Location: not on view
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A great lover of Flemish art, Queen Isabella treasured her many devotional books. This deluxe manuscript was created for her private devotions by highly organized and distinctly talented manuscript painters active in Ghent and Bruges. The Ghent-Bruges school represents the culmination of Flemish book painting, whose main features were the use of rich colors, illusionistic effects, a love of landscape, and a strong sense of visual narrative. Manuscripts produced by this circle of artists are renowned for their border decoration featuring a rich variety of realistically painted flowers, scrolling acanthus leaves, birds, and butterflies.
Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 30r

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 30r

c. 1500

Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian, Associates

(Flemish, c. 1444–1519), null
Flanders, Ghent and Bruges, late 15th century

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