Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain
c. 1500
Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian
Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519)
Medieval Art
Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain, c. 1500. Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519), and Associates. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 23.5 x 17.3 x 4.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1963.256 The original owner of this exquisite book of hours was Queen Isabella of Spain, who sponsored Christopher Columbus's exploratory voyage to the Americas. Eventually this book found its way to the New World and was acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1963. Isabella’s book of hours may have in its margins one of the first depictions of a daffodil in manuscript painting.
- Maker/Artist
- Master of the Older Prayerbook of Maximilian I
- Classification
- Bound Volume
- Formatted Medium
- ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
- Dimensions
- Codex: 23.5 x 17.3 x 4.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1963.256
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review (1963), Twelve Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Book Illumination, When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story, Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe, 1467-1561, Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, <em>The Medieval Garden</em>, H.F. Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, (March 20-May 1983).<br><br><em>The Medieval Garden</em>, Dumbarton Oaks, (May 12, 1983-July 7, 1983)., <em>Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration</em>. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (October 12, 1991-January 12, 1992)., <em>Illuminating the Renaissance</em>, J. Paul Getty Museum, (June 17 - September 7, 2003).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 110B Late Gothic
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