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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours (incip. Passionis) is a 1390 ink by French 14th Century, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting is a Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours. It was made with pen, brown ink, gouache, and gold leaf on vellum. The National Gallery of Art, Washington holds this work, which is interesting because it shows how artists used different materials to create detailed images, like the combination of brown ink and gold leaf, a common practice in medieval times. You can learn more about the technique used to create this piece by looking into gouache.
This artist worked in 14th-century France, painting delicate scenes on vellum and carving quiet figures in stone.
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