Miniatures
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St. John the Baptist, leaf from the Knyvett Hours
Tempera and gold leaf on parchmentEngland (probably East Anglia), c. 1375-1400 -
Maestro dello Statuto di Siena del 1337, Saint Peter, in an initial “ Q
Saint Peter, in an initial “Q” from an AntiphonalItaly, Siena, c. 1335 -
Master of the Morgan Life of St. Margaret, The Visitation
The Visitation, from the Bute-Soissons HoursNorthern France (Thérouanne?), c. 1400 -
Giovanni da Modena, The Crucifixion
full-page miniature from an illuminated manuscript Book of Hours on parchmentItaly, Bologna, c. 1460 -
Jean Colombe, The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion, full-page miniature from an illuminated manuscript Book of Hours on parchmentFrance, Bourges, c.1470–75 -
Nikolaus Glockendon, Return of the Prodigal Son
Return of the Prodigal Son, tempera on parchmentGermany, probably Nuremberg, c. 1520 -
Simon Bening, Three leaves from the Enríquez de Ribera Prayerbook
Three leaves from the Enríquez de Ribera Prayerbook. Scenes from the Passion of Christ and The Last JudgementFlanders, probably Bruges, c. 1520s-early 1530s -
Master of the Graduals of San Salvatore in Pavia (Giovanni Siro Cattaneo?), Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents, in a historiated initial ‘E’ from a Choir Book. Tempera and gold leaf on parchmentItaly, Pavia, c. 1490 -
Master of François de Rohan, Bathsheba Bathing
Bathsheba Bathing, leaf from a Book of HoursFrance, Paris, c. 1540-1546