M6385 Miniature of the Madonna with Child, Single leaf from a Book of Hours, France, 15th c.
A vividly painted miniature from a Book of Hours in Latin, with text in a Gothic script in brown ink with ruling and rubrics in red. The text is taken from the Hours of the Virgin, “Obsecro te....” Mary is pictured with the Christ-child on a lapis ground and surrounded by a gold halo. Three-quarter border with flowers and fronds springing from a bar of gold leaf and tempera. The condition of this leaf is excellent with very vivid colors and gold leaf. Size: 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches.