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Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain

c. 1500

Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian

(Flemish, c. 1444–1519)

and Associates

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Culture
Flanders, Bruges and Ghent
Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Measurements
Codex: 23.5 x 17.3 x 4.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1963.256
Public Domain
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Location
110B Late Gothic(not visible)
Print
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Did You Know?

Isabella’s book of hours may have in its margins one of the first depictions of a daffodil in manuscript painting.

Description

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 opens 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 holding a sword above their head in their right hand and a long cross in their left. Below the figure are winged creatures with claws and tails. On the right page, there is text written in large, bold letters.

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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