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Decorated Text Page; Prayer Book of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, about 1525-1530. Creator: Unknown.

Decorated Text Page; Prayer Book of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, about 1525-1530. Creator: Unknown.

3-040-360 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Decorated Text Page; Prayer Book of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, about 1525-1530. Additional Info:Butterflies, thistles, insects, and an alert squirrel examining a nut decorate this border surrounding a text devoted to the virtues and sorrows of the Virgin. The thistles seem to hover in front of the shimmering gold ground, casting illusionistic shadows below.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg: German: Cardinal, elector
Medium
  1. Tempera colours, gold paint, and gold leaf
Picture Type
  1. Folio
  2. Manuscript
  3. Recto
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Belgium Flanders

  1. 51 00 00 N , 004 30 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3341x4960
File Size : 48,549kb

Aliases

  1. 83.ML.115.252
  1. Ms. Ludwig IX 19 (83.ML.115), fol. 252
  1. 1200003655
  1. 3-040-360
  1. 3040360
  1. 83.ML.115.252

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