August 2021 Catalogue

Very Large 16th-Century German Painting Of The Virgin Mary And Child 26. ( ILLUMINATED LEAF) Illuminated painting of the Virgin Mary. Germany, 16th century. One vellum leaf, image measures 10-1/4 by 17 inches; leaf measures 14 by 20-1/2 inches; matted and framed, entire piece measures 20 by 26 inches. $22,000. Splendid and very large—antiphonal sized, though not from an antiphonal—16th-century hand-painted illuminated portrait of the Virgin Mary praying over Jesus as a baby. This vellum leaf from a 16th-century Germanmanuscript presents a richly hand-painted portrait of the VirginMary and child. A bit of the paint in the corners and along the lower edge has lifted, a bit of expected wrinkling to vellum, central image of the Virgin and Child clean and fine, coloring vivid. Very Large 16th-Century German Painting Of Saint Louis, King Louis IX Of France 27. (ILLUMINATED LEAF) Illuminated painting of Saint Louis. Germany, 16th century. One vellum leaf, image measures 10-1/4 by 17 inches; leaf measures 14 by 20-1/2 inches; matted and framed, entire piece measures 20 by 26 inches. $22,000. Splendidandvery large 16th-centuryhand-painted illuminatedportrait ofKingLouis IXof France, commonly known as Saint Louis. This vellum leaf from a 16th-century Germanmanuscript presents a richly hand-painted portrait of Saint Louis, King Louis IX, who reigned from 1226, at the age of 12 following the death of his father, until his own death in 1270.ww A bit of the paint along the lower edge only has lifted, a bit of expected wrinkling to vellum, central image of Saint Louis clean and fine, coloring vivid, red only slightly toned. F r a m e d ! 2 0 2 1 B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s 23 22