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The Holy Virgins Greeted by Christ as They Enter the Gates of Paradise

Simon Marmion · 1425–1489

Maximum print size

23.4 × 31.5 cm · 9.2 × 12.4 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,774 × 3,722 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 23.4 × 31.5 cm · 9.2 × 12.4 in
Mat border, sides: 8.6 cm · 3.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.7 cm · 3.8 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: ca. 1467–70
Medium: Tempera and gold leaf on parchment
Type: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Size: 15.8 × 11.6 cm · 6.2 × 4.6 in
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Angels, Christ, Women
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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