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Master of Bedford Trend
Nativity (detail)
Book of Hours, Use of Paris
c. 1410--1415
paint, gold and ink on vellum
6 ⅞ x 4 ⅞ inches
Stark Museum of Art
Orange, Texas 11.99.1
The Book of Hours was a prayer book with illustrations enhancing the text. This artist portrayed the Nativity in a rustic wooden stable sheltering an ox and donkey. The Holy Child rests, however, on a regal red couch as the dove of the Holy Spirit descends from God and Mary kneels in adoration. Thus the artist conveyed a concept of both the humble birth and the exalted divinity of Jesus.
$12 for 10 cards and envelopes
To make a purchase, please contact the museum at 409.886.ARTS (2787).
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