Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation
c. 1325–50
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation, c. 1325–50. England. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 15.8 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1952.230 This miniature of the Annunciation to Mary was taken from a psalter containing the 150 sacred songs or hymns from the Book of Psalms found in the Bible. Psalters were among the most popular books of the Middle Ages, used for daily church services in monasteries and for private devotion. The leaf from this liturgical manuscript probably came from England and was made around the time of the Black Death. In the past, manuscripts were often disassembled by owners and dealers to sell the single miniatures for a larger profit. Thus, the original cannot be reconstructed today. When the previous owner first saw this leaf he was struck by the expression on the Virgin's face; according to him, "I could not resist the purchase of the page."
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 15.8 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1952.230
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Exhibitions
- Pages From Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts, Illuminated Manuscripts, The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection, Stories From Storage, <em>Aspects of Late Medeival Art, </em>Gallery of Fine Arts, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (October 31-November 22, 1958), <em>Pages from Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts from the Xth to the Early XVIth Centuries: An Exhibition Organized by William Mathewson Milliken, </em>University Art Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA (April 24-June 8, 1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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