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Book of Hours (Use of Paris): Crucifixion

c. 1420

follower of Boucicaut Master

(French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
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Culture
France, Paris
Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Measurements
Sheet: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt 1942.169.127.b
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Not on view
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Description

The Guise Master-named after the book of hours he illustrated for François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise-developed his style from the more dominant Parisian workshop of the Boucicaut Master.
A vertically oriented ink and tempera painting on vellum is cluttered with figures and ornate vines. At the center, a man with light skin hangs on a gold cross against a starry blue sky. Winged angels hover nearby. To the left, a woman in a blue robe tilts her head; to the right, a man in crimson red robes holds a book. Intricate gold vines and fruit motifs fill wide margins surrounding Latin text below.

Book of Hours (Use of Paris): Crucifixion

c. 1420

Boucicaut Master

(French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
France, Paris

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