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Illuminated Leaf with the Profession of Clarissan Nun
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
Twelve nearly square images (each approximately 90 x 85 mm) with scenes from the Passion of Christ, from the Life of St. Clare of Assisi, and from the profession of a Clarissan nun. The twelve scenes are enclosed within a 'strewn flower' border in liquid gold and colors, typical of those painted in illuminated manuscripts in Ghent and Bruges beginning ca. 1470.
Provenance
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Rev. T.H. Aldridge, Devon, United Kingdom [date and mode of acquisition unknown] until 2008; Maggs Bros., Berkeley Square, London, 2008; Walters Art Museum, 2012, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2020 | The Saint Francis Missal. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2013 | Living by the Book: Monks, Nuns, and Their Manuscripts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Belgium, Flanders
(Place of Origin)
Belgium, Ghent (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 11/16 x W: 12 13/16 in. (45 x 32.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Rare Book and Manuscript Acquisition Fund and the W. Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund, 2012
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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W.923