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Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis

Unknown

1550

unspecified

From the collection of Brooklyn Museum

Early Baroque Italian Renaissance

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Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis is a 1550 unspecified by Unknown, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Brooklyn Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1550 · Early Baroque Italian
Where can I see it?: Brooklyn Museum

About this work

This painting shows a page from a book of hours, with a list of prayers in Latin. The page is decorated with flowers and leaves around the edges, and a small illustration of a woman in a circle at the top right. The page is written in a formal, cursive script, with each line of text carefully spaced and aligned. The flowers and leaves are painted in a more delicate style, with soft colors and gentle curves. The illustration of the woman is small but detailed, showing her dressed in a long robe and holding a book.