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Manuscript Leaf with Adoration of the Holy Name, from a Book of Hours

Simon Bening · 1483–1561

Maximum print size

10.9 × 15.2 cm · 4.3 × 6.0 in

at 300 DPI from the 1,293 × 1,797 px original. Too small for a standard frame at full quality. Best viewed on screen.

Frame: 20.3 × 25.4 cm · 8.0 × 10.0 in
Mat opening: 10.9 × 15.2 cm · 4.3 × 6.0 in
Mat border, sides: 4.8 cm · 1.9 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.1 cm · 2.0 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: after 1530 (?)
Medium: Tempera, ink and shell gold on parchment
Type: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Size: 15.0 × 10.6 cm · 5.9 × 4.2 in
Origin: South Netherlandish
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Angels, Christ, Doves
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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