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Book of Hours
Jean Pichore was one of many versatile artists who did not see the print revolution as a threat to their work as manuscript illuminators but rather embraced the opportunity to expand their skills. Pichore was an admired and highly sought-after artist whose deftness with a brush, demonstrated here, was equaled by his sense of design for the printed page.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Jean Lallemant the Elder (died 1533). Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2015 | From Pen to Press: Experimentation and Innovation in the Age of Print. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2009 | Prayers in Code: Books of Hours from Renaissance France. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/17/1976 | Treatment | stabilized |
| 7/24/2012 | Treatment | repaired |
| 11/11/2014 | Treatment | binding stabilized; examined for exhibition; stabilized |
Geographies
France, Bourges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Closed H: 8 1/4 × W: 5 1/8 × D: 5/8 in. (20.9 × 13 × 1.6 cm); Open H: 8 1/4 × W: 7 15/16 × D: 4 in. (20.9 × 20.2 × 10.2 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.459
