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Leaf from Book of Hours: Hours of the Virgin, Monks Playing Blind-Man's Bluff
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
The hockey game on the facing page is surprisingly paired here with monks enjoying a game of blind-man's bluff, a form of tag. The seated monk's hood covers his eyes so that he only hears his teasing companions. Blindly, he must tag another player and make him "it."
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Unknown owner, Italy, ca. 1546 [1]. Acquired by Leo S. Olschki, Florence [2]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912 [3]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] Effaced inscription, on fol. 1r, Rome; Italian entry beneath dated Nov. 1, 1546, reading, "A.Q.D.C.R. Addi pmo novembr .M.D. xlvi in Ra"
[2] On front pastedown, "45" and inventory number "31457".
[3] Invoice number 45, see Walters archives.
Exhibitions
| 2016-2017 | A Feast for the Senses: Art and Experience in Medieval Europe. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
| 2010 | Checkmate! Medieval People at Play. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Belgium, Bruges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 13/16 × W: 4 1/8 in. (14.7 × 10.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.435.88R
