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Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity

Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity

c. 1270
(?)
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Sheet: 9.5 x 12.2 cm (3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
Gift from J. H. Wade 1924.427
Location: not on view

Description

This miniature survives with other fragments from a psalter preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It has been suggested that the manuscript may have been made for Queen Eleanor of Provence who became a nun of Amesbury in England following the death of her husband, King Henry III. The style and high quality of this miniature supports its association with a deluxe manuscript psalter made for a high-ranking patron.
  • Durlacher Brothers, London (until 13 March, 1924)
  • "Illuminated Miniatures in the Cleveland Museum of Art." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 12, no. 4 (April 1925): 61-71 Mentioned: p. 64
  • The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).
    Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"
    Illuminated Manuscripts. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"
    When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
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