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Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain

c. 1500
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(Flemish, c. 1444–1519)
Flanders, Bruges and Ghent
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Codex: 23.5 x 17.3 x 4.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1963.256
Location: 110B Late Gothic
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Isabella’s book of hours may have in its margins one of the first depictions of a daffodil in manuscript painting.

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The original owner of this exquisite book of hours was Queen Isabella of Spain, who sponsored Christopher Columbus's exploratory voyage to the Americas. Eventually this book found its way to the New World and was acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1963.
A thick book opened to colorful pages with a blue background filled with moths and flowers in various shades of pink and white. On the left page, there is a depiction of a winged figure in a long gown, defeating creatures and holding a sword above their head in their right hand and a long cross in their left hand. Below the figure are the winged creatures with claws and tails. On the right page, there is Latin text written in a large, bold font.

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain

c. 1500

Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian, Associates

(Flemish, c. 1444–1519)
Flanders, Bruges and Ghent

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