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Master of the Très Petites Heures of Anne of Brittany
(Paris, active c. 1480-1510)
God the Father in Majesty, hand-colored woodcut (c. 247 x 162 mm.)
in a wood and metal Gothic coffret (215 x 320 x 140 mm.)
France, Paris, c. 1490-1500
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This woodcut of God the Father in Majesty depicts the enthroned Salvator Mundi surrounded by angels and accompanied by the symbols of the Four Evangelists. Like the majority of prints found in the coffrets—e.g., the Nativity, the Arrest of Christ, Saint Roch, and Saint Sebastian—this one is attributed to the Master of the Très Petites Heures of Anne of Brittany (Jean d’Ypres?). Active in the production of prints, illuminations, and models for stained glass and tapestry, the multi-talented artist was responsible for the Très Petites Heures of Anne of Brittany, the cartoons for the Unicorn Tapestries (Musée de Cluny), as well as designs for woodcuts for Parisian Books of Hours published by many printers, including Jean Du Pré, Antoine Vérard, and Simon Vostre. |
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