The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French)
1420–1430
- Medium
- ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
- Dimensions
- Each leaf: 16.1 x 12.6 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
- Genre
- manuscript
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
France, Metz, 15th century
About
This leaf survives from what must have been an extraordinarily rich book of hours. Stylistically, the illuminations relate to the workshop of Henri d'Orquevaulx, a documented Metz manuscript painter. Little is known about d'Orquevaulx's life or career. Compositionally, structurally, and stylistically, the miniatures suggest strong links to Netherlandish illumination.
