The illuminated manuscript, confiscated from the Rothschild banking dynasty during the Holocaust, is expected to draw at ...
The Bible was commissioned by Borso D’Este, who became duke of Ferrara in northeastern Italy in the mid-1400s. Borso enlisted ...
An illuminated folio from the most treasured manuscript of The Shahnameh, Persia’s Book of Kings, will reappear on October 26 alongside ornate texts and artifacts for Sotheby’s London’s latest ...
Medieval globalization may seem like an oxymoron. After all, this fall, historians claimed 536 was the worst year in human history to be alive. The medieval period in Europe is typically thought to ...
ROME (AP) — A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year ...
These are nativity scenes from illuminated prayer books dating from the late 15th to early 16th century. Randomly chosen, these miniature paintings represent a tiny portion of the collection of ...
BENGALURU: I discovered very recently that illuminated manuscripts were the origin of Western painting! Those European Renaissance masters didn’t create their oils on canvas from out of the blue. This ...
Whoever said it doesn’t pay to learn art history ought to talk with Will Sideri—a 24-year-old from Colby College who just scooped a long-lost page from a fabled illuminated manuscript at an estate ...
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The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today that it has acquired a Flemish illuminated manuscript by Lieven van Lathem, Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies. The Los Angeles Times reports that the book was ...
The auctioneer hammered down the lot at $12 million. That's around $13.6 million after the seller's commission, far more money than most make in a lifetime. Last week, the Rothschild Prayerbook, the ...
A journalist flips through a faithful reproduction of the 15th century Borso D'Este Bible, comprising two illuminated manuscripts, during its unveiling at the Italian Senate as part of the Vatican's ...
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