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Barbavara Book of Hours
ca. 1440 (Medieval)
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.
Barbavara Family [coat of arms]; Leon Gruel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2019 | Animal Tales. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2019. |
| 2014 | Seeing Music in Medieval Manuscripts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014. |
| 2005-2006 | Dressed in Gold: Books of the Italian Renaissance. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1998-2001 | Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1995 | The Book within the Book: Images of Books and Readers in Manuscripts. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995. |
| 1991-1992 | The Illuminated Initial. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1989-1990 | Manuscript Painting in the Renaissance. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1982 | God's Minstrel: St. Francis of Assisi. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1982. |
| 1953-1954 | Flight, Fantasy, Faith, Fact. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/8/2016 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; media consolidation |
Geographies
Italy, Milan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
folio: 4 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (10.4 x 8.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.323
