Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Book of Italian Costumes
ca. 1588 (High Renaissance)
paper with tempera and ink bound between brown mosaic and red morocco
(Renaissance Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
(Renaissance Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Beat Hagenbach of Bâle, 1608, by gift [from the artist]; Léon Gruel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, February 1905 or 1906 [included on shipping list with most of date removed]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2019-2021 | Excursions through the Collection: Portraiture, Adornment, and the Natural World. |
| 2010 | Checkmate! Medieval People at Play. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2002-2003 | The Artful Book: Selections from a Contemporary Collection of Books by Artists. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1993 | Bookish Business: Henry Walters and Leon Gruel. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1989 | Decadent Decades: The Medieval Clothes Horse. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy, Venice (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 5 11/16 x W: 3 9/16 in. (14.5 x 9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, ca. 1905
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.477
