0 favorites     0 comments    368 visits

See also...


Keywords

art
2017
MetropolitanMuseum
Cloisters
NewYorkCity
Gothic
Christian
NewYork
NY
NYC
manuscript
medieval
book
museum
NikonCoolPixB500


Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
All rights reserved

368 visits


Book of Hours by Simon Bening in the Cloisters, October 2017

Book of Hours by Simon Bening in the Cloisters, October 2017
Book of Hours

Artist:Simon Bening (Netherlandish, Ghent (?) 1483/84–1561 Bruges)

Date:ca. 1530–35Geography:Made in Bruges, present-day Belgium

Culture:Netherlandish

Medium:Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; modern red leather binding

Dimensions:Manuscript: 2 9/16 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/8 in. (6.5 × 5.2 × 2.9 cm) Folio: 2 5/16 × 1 5/8 in. (5.9 × 4.2 cm) Illumination only: 1 7/8 × 1 5/16 in. (4.8 × 3.4 cm) Text area: 1 7/16 in. × 1 in. (3.6 × 2.6 cm)

Classification:Manuscripts and Illuminations

Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 2015

Accession Number:2015.706

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/684184

Comments

Sign-in to write a comment.