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DiaporamaLeaf from a Book of Hours: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto)
Manuscript- International Gothic
1460- Late Medieval
19.0 x 14.0 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
coëtivy master (french) (? – ?)
Discover the Coëtivy Master, a renowned 15th-century French illuminator celebrated for his elegant, refined manuscript illustrations, masterful use of color, and influential style in medieval book art.
Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, United States of America)
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The elaborate floral and foliated borders of this leaf, decorating the top, bottom, and sides of both recto and verso, contain four separate elements: blue and gold acanthus leaves, gold-leaf ivy vines, sprays of flowers or fruit, and a grotesque. Here the margin prominently includes an illuminated roundel with an angel chasing a devil with a lance. As a time-saving device, illuminators in the 1450s and later would often paint identical borders on both sides of a leaf. The motifs would be drawn on one side and then traced on the other by holding the leaf against a window. The manuscript from which this leaf came is no longer intact. It included numerous painted roundels relating to the lives of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and the more obscure Saint Alexis. It is possible that the manuscript originally belonged to a married couple for whom these saints served as patrons.
About this artwork
- Title: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto)
- Artist: coëtivy master (french)
- Year: 1460
- Original dimensions: 19.0 x 14.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium: Manuscript
- Corpus context: jean bourdieu influence , religious devotion
- Color palette: Neutrals
Quick Facts
- Artistic style: French manuscript illumination
- Dimensions: 19 x 14 cm
- Year: 1460
- Subject or theme: Angel chasing a devil with a lance
- Artist: Coëtivy Master (French)
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