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Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425): fol. 29r,The Annunciation (Matins)
c. 1405
Codex: 19.4 x 13.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1964.40.29.a
Description
This precious volume was obviously highly prized by its owner, the French-born King of Navarre, who had his coat of arms painted on no less than 20 folios. Rather than directly commissioning this manuscript from a specific workshop, it seems that Charles the Noble acquired his book of hours—perhaps made for the luxury market—while on a trip to Paris in 1404–5. A collaborative effort, six painting styles are seen within the pages of this codex, those of two Italians, two Frenchmen, and two Netherlanders. The painter who was responsible for the planning and decoration of the book, and who produced 17 of the large miniatures, was a Bolognese artist known as the Master of the Brussels Initials.- Edmond de RothschildMaurice de RothschildEdmond de Rothschild, ParisEdmond de Rothschild; Maurice de Rothschild; Edmond de Rothschild, Paris
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