M361 Madonna with Child, Miniature in gold leaf and tempera, Master of Philippe of Guelders, Paris, c. 1500
A charming miniature from a Book of Hours in Latin, on vellum. Heavy gothic script in dark brown ink with very unusual rubrics in blue. Two-line initials in gold leaf on a ground of blue and burgundy with white tracery. The small miniature shows the child Jesus seated on Mary’s lap. The Master of Philippe of Guelders is also known as the Master of the Chronique Scandaleuse after a copy of Jean de Roye’s work now in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.