March II 2021 Catalogue

B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s F a i t h 2 0 2 1 12 Antiphonal-Sized 16th-Century German Illuminated Painting Of The Virgin Mary And Child 12. (ILLUMINATED PAINTING) 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. Click for More Info 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, handsomely framed. This vellum leaf from a 16th-century German manuscript presents a richly hand-painted portrait of the Virgin Mary 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. A beautiful and exceptionally large framed illuminated portrait in excellent condition.