71 Exquisite illuminated miniature from a French Book of Hours, circa 1410, featuring an exceptional, giltbordered, hand-colored image depicting the Crucifixion, with the text from the Hours of the Cross. This beautiful illuminated miniature is from a French Book of Hours, circa 1410. This moving depiction of the Crucifixion shows Christ set against a cloisonné background and a starry blue sky, his face bearing a pained yet calm expression as his head hangs forward. His wounds have been carefully rendered, with the artist choosing to show blood and the misery of his martyrdom. This miniature is attributable to a follower of the Boucicaut Master, whose Crucifixion scene strongly recalls the model of the miniatures by Boucicaut Master (1408-1415, now recognized by some as Jacques Coene) and the Mazarine Master. The background style, St. John in a red robe with one hand on his cheek, and the other holding a book, and the color palette, featuring three basic colors such as red, blue, and malachite green, are all typical of the Parisian models of the early 1400s. In the same years (140405) the Limbourg brothers began working on their first masterpiece, Les Belles Heures du Duc de Berry. Text in Latin. Fine condition. 91(ILLUMINATED LEAF). Illuminated Leaf from a Book of Hours. France, circa 1410. Single vellum leaf (4-3/4 by 6-3/4 inches), illuminated in gold, blue, red, black, green, rose, brown, and white inks. Window matted with silk front and framed, entire piece measures 11 by 13 inches. $13,500 “Oh Lord, Open Thou My Lips And My Mouth Shall Shew Forth Thy Praise”
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