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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi
c. 1440–50
(French)
Leaf: 20.2 x 14.4 cm (7 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
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This page begins the prayers to be said at the hour of sext, or the sixth hour of the day (around noon).Description
The Adoration of the Magi, an important image in Christian tradition that recalls the visit of three kings to see the newly born Jesus, is depicted here. The artist, known as the Master of Thomas Hoo, gets his name from a book of hours made for Lord Thomas Hoo, chancellor of Normandy and of France. His work is characterized by a rich palette, lush draperies, and finely delineated landscapes. The artist thickly applied gold leaf to the crowns and halos and used liquid gold to highlight the hems of his figures’ garments.- [Bruce Ferrini (1949-2010), Akron, OH, sold to Ms. Jeanne Miles Blackburn]-2011Jeanne Miles Blackburn, Maitland, FL, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art2011-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Fliegel, Stephen N. The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 49, cat. no. 46 archive.org
- The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 1999-February 27, 2000).CMA, 19 December 1999 - 27 February 2000, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations, cat. 46, illus. p. 49.
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.60