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Leaf from a Choir Book with Nativity

German

Artwork Details

Leaf from a Choir Book with Nativity
15th century
German
ink and tempera on parchment
15 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (39.05 x 26.99 cm);21 9/16 x 14 ¼ in. (54.77 x 36.2 cm);28 x 22 in. (71.12 x 55.88 cm)
Gift of Ann and Leonard Eaton in appreciation for the excellent teaching of Ilene Forsyth and Marvin Eisenberg
1986/2.89

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The historiated initial "H" introducing the response for Matins on Christmas Day shows Mary adoring the Christ Child in a stable. While the figures of Mary and Jesus, and the ox and the ass, seem awkward and imperfectly realized, the foliate decoration of the "H" and the angels in the corners are the work of a skilled hand.

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