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The Birth of the Virgin; The Nativity of the Virgin; Book of Hours, about 1410. Creator: Pseudo-Jacquemart de Hesdin.

The Birth of the Virgin; The Nativity of the Virgin; Book of Hours, about 1410. Creator: Pseudo-Jacquemart de Hesdin.

3-042-408 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

The Birth of the Virgin; The Nativity of the Virgin; Book of Hours, about 1410. Additional Info: Mary's mother, Anna, rests in her bed shortly after giving birth to the Virgin, while several female attendants care for her. At the lower right, one of the women prepares a bath for Mary. As an angel fills the tub, the attendant cradles the Virgin and tests the bath water with her fingertips. The Birth of the Virgin was an important feast in the Middle Ages, and this image precedes prayers for the mass on that day.

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Creator
  1. Pseudo-Jacquemart de Hesdin, attributed to: French, Flemish: Artist, painter, illuminator
Medium
  1. Tempera colours, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink
Picture Type
  1. Folio
  2. Manuscript
  3. Verso
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Society & Culture Family Life

Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4205x6399
File Size : 78,832kb

Aliases

  1. 89.ML.3.71v
  1. Ms. 36 (89.ML.3), fol. 71v
  1. 1200006103
  1. 3-042-408
  1. 3042408
  1. 89.ML.3.71v

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