CRUCIFIXION

Illuminated miniature of the Crucifixion, from a Book of Hours. Bruges, c. 1460-

      The crucified Christ in the centre of the miniature flanked by the Virgin and St. John on the left and the centurion and his followers on the right. Landscape background, with rocky hillside and in the far distance a view of Jerusalem depicted by pinnacled and round-topped buildings. Full border of coloured acanthus leaves, soft fruit, flowers and gold leaves on hair-line stems (right hand border perhaps unfinished). Size of miniature: 118 x 74mm. Size of leaf: 192 x 135mm. Verso blank. 1475 A Flemish miniature made for the English market, from a Book of Hours, of the Use of Sarum. It is one of a group of miniatures produced in Bruges in the style of William Vrelant (also illustrated in Duschnes' catalogue 169, December 1964). Our miniature introduce Nones in the Hours of the Cross. A few tiny worn areas affecting the miniature, also a stain at the top, but border in excellent condition.