Artwork Page for Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised Leaves)

Details / Information for Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised Leaves)

Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised Leaves)

c. 1420–30
This object has related works. See

Henri d'Orquevaulx

(French)

or Workshop

Culture
France, Metz, 15th century
Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Measurements
Each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 1999.128
Public Domain
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location
Not on view
Print
?

Did You Know?

Books of hours were devotional books popular in the Middle Ages and meant for laypeople, or those not in the clergy.

Description

This leaf survives from what must have been an extraordinarily rich book of hours. The elaborate Passion cycle and Suffrages point to an important patron. Internal evidence within the original calendar and texts indicates that Metz was the probable place of production. Stylistically, the illuminations appear to come from the workshop of Henri d’Orquevaulx, a documented Metz manuscript painter. Compositionally, structurally, and stylistically, the miniatures suggest strong links to Netherlandish illumination. It is not known whether d’Orquevaulx came originally from the Netherlands or whether he simply worked or trained there at some point in his career.

Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised Leaves)

c. 1420–30

Henri d'Orquevaulx, Workshop

(French)
France, Metz, 15th century

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

    Contact Us

    The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

    To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

    All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.