Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso)

c. 1435

Maker Unknown

Medieval Art

Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso), c. 1435. France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 22 x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.244

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Manuscript
Formatted Medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Medium: ink, tempera, gold, vellum
Dimensions: Sheet: 22 x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Domine labia mea aperies et os meum adnuntiabit…[laudem tuam] Translation: O Lord, open thou my lips and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise Remark: Recto
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1926.244
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Gothic Art 1360-1440, The Medieval Top Seller: The Book of Hours (Gallery 115 rotation)
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 115 Manuscripts & Textiles