Calendars in Books of Hours were sometimes illustrated by vignettes depicting the "labors of the months," generally rural seasonal activities, such as shearing sheep in June and mowing hay in July. Bening, whose works were highly sought after throughout Europe, is usually regarded as the last great Flemish illuminator. This book was made for a member of the Portuguese Sá family, from whom it passed to King Manuel's armorer, Alvaro da Costa, after whom the manuscript is named. Bening was especially known for sensitively rendered landscapes in full-page calendar illustrations. Such cycles had not occurred in manuscripts since their initial and singular appearance almost a hundred years earlier, in the duc de Berry's Très Riches Heures, a manuscript that inspired Bening.
Courting
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Ghent, Belgium ca. 1515
172 x 125 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
MS M.399, fol. 6v
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The Da Costa arms (gules, six argent rib bones) are suspended from a helmet within an illusionistic architectural niche. Two rib bones form a crest on the top of the helmet. Two putti, standing on columns and holding garlands, flank the arms.
All are within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupation of the month: January―Two men, a woman, and a youth are in a room furnished with a table, chairs, a chandelier, and a birdcage affixed to the wall above the fireplace. A kitchen is visible through a door in the far wall. One of the men wears fur-lined garments. He is seated before a fireplace with his shoes removed and is warming himself, holding his hands and feet toward the fire. The youth kneels on the ground beside him, and a cat is next to the youth. Behind the man, the second man is seated at a table with vessels and a candle. He holds a bowl, and the woman serves him a platter of meat. A woman tends the fire.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. On the right side of the frame is a statue of a male figure within an architectural niche. Within the lower margin, three scenes are enclosed in roundels:
1) A winter landscape.
2) Aquarius, a zodiac sign―Within a landscape, a nude male figure pours water from two vessels.
3) A male figure wearing winter clothing skates on a frozen river with his arms cross. The scene is within a winter landscape.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupations of the month: February―Three men are working in a vineyard. One prunes a vine with a knife, another ties a vine to a pole, and the third breaks ground with a pickaxe. A spade and poles are on the ground beside him. Beyond, two men appear in a window of a watchtower. On a further hill, a fourth laborer ties a vine to a pole. A fifth laborer plows a field with a plow pulled by oxen. In the background is a landscape with a river with boats. Small towns appear along the shore. Buildings surmount craggy hills flanking the river.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. On the right side of the frame within an illusionistic architectural niche is a statue of a bishop wearing a miter. Along the bottom border is a rocky landscape with a body of water in the background. Within the landscape are two fishes, the zodiac sign Pisces, enclosed in an illusionistic roundel frame.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupations of the month: March―A man wearing fur-lined garments stands on a pathway beside another man and converses with two laborers digging beds in a garden with spades. A hedge and a stone wall enclose the garden. Further along the pathway, a man on a ladder ties vines to an arbor. To the right, a man and a woman converse on a bridge that enters a castle surrounded by a moat. A stork's nest surmounts the chimney of the castle. In the fields beyond the castle, two figures converse. Another figure plows a field.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. On the right side of the frame are statues of a female figure and a male figure, possibly a soldier, in illusionistic architectural niches. Along the bottom border is a landscape. Within the landscape is a ram, the zodiac sign Aries, enclosed in an illusionistic roundel frame.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupations of the month: April―Within a farmyard, a woman milks a cow with a bell around its neck. To the right, a man pushes a sheep out of a sheepcote. A shepherd, holding a lamb in his left hand and a crook in his right hand, looks on. A flock of sheep and one goat follows a second shepherd along a path leading from the sheepcote. One of the ewes nurses a lamb. Beyond, a woman churns butter within a farmhouse. To the left, another woman follows a cow out of a stable beside the farmhouse.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. On the right side of the frame is a statue of a male figure in an illusionistic architectural niche. Along the bottom border is a landscape. Within the landscape is a bull, the zodiac sign Taurus, standing in a field enclosed by a fence. It is within an illusionistic roundel frame.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupations of the Month: May―Four figures, including a helmsman, a man playing a pipe, and a woman playing a lute, are in a boat on a lake surrounding a castle. A flask hangs over the edge of the boat. A heron stands on the shore beside the boat, and swans swim on the lake. To the left, horsemen pass a building while riding on a road alongside lake.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. Along the bottom border is a landscape. Within the landscape enclosed in an illusionistic roundel frame is a nude human figure with one head and two embracing bodies, the zodiac sign Gemini.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupation of the month: June―Within a landscape setting, amid a flock of sheep, two men shear sheep as a third man looks on. He supports himself with a crutch, and his right hand is in sling. In the background, a path leads to buildings at the base of a hill. A deer and a rabbit are on the hill. Beside the building, a couple is seated on a bench under a tree.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. On the right side of the frame are two statues of male figures within an illusionistic architectural niche. The top one surmounts a column. Along the bottom border is a pastoral landscape. Within the landscape is a crab, the zodiac sign Cancer, enclosed in an illusionistic roundel frame superimposed on the landscape. The crab is within a landscape with a lake or sea. To the right of the frame, a sheep drinks from a stream.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupation of the month: July―In a field, two men mow hay with scythes. To the left, two yoked horses graze. Behind them, a man extends hay on a pitchfork toward a man on top of a haystack. A ladder leans against the stack. To the right, a woman carrying a basket on her head and a flagon in her left hand walks toward the men. In the background within a second field, a woman gathers mown hay into haystacks. Beyond that field, a horseman and a man following a horse pulling a cart ascend a road leading to a windmill at the top of a hill. Buildings of a city are visible in the distance.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. On the right side of the frame is a statue of a male figure wearing a pilgrim's hat (possibly Apostle James Major, whose feast day is July 25) within an illusionistic architectural niche. Along the bottom border is a landscape. Within the landscape is a lion, the zodiac sign Leo, enclosed in an illusionistic frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupation of the month: August―In a field, a woman binds grain into sheaves. A man threshes grain with two flails. A second man reaps grain with a sickle. Beyond, two horses, one ridden by a man, pull a cart stacked with sheaves of grain. In the background are more fields and a landscape with buildings.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Zodiac sign: Virgo―A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. On the right side of the frame is a statue of a male figure within an illusionistic architectural niche. Along the bottom border is a landscape with a stream, flowering bushes, and a fence. Superimposed on the landscape is an illusionistic roundel frame enclosing a female figure, with her left hand on her breast, sitting in a garden enclosed by a brick wall.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupations of the month: September―A man guides a plow pulled by two horses through a field enclosed by a fence. A second man sows seeds held in his apron. A sack of grain is on the ground beside him. Crows fly into the field to eat seeds. To the left of the field, a man knocks acorns from trees to feed the pigs below. Beyond, two figures walk along a road beside which is a house. A landscape is visible in the distance
The sceneeend is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Zodiac sign: Scorpio―A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. On the right side of frame is a statue of a male figure within an illusionistic architectural niche. Along the bottom border is a landscape. Within the landscape, a scorpion is enclosed in an illusionistic roundel frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupations of the month: October―On a village street lined with buildings, four men negotiate the sale of an ox tethered to the wall of a building. One man places coins in another's hand. Beyond, a man on a ladder gathers grapes from an arbor. A woman standing below looks on. In back, a man with a basket (of grapes?) on his back walks from a village gate toward a building with a sundial in the gable.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Zodiac sign: Libra―A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. Along the bottom border is a landscape. Superimposed on the landscape and enclosed by an illusionistic wood frame is a room with a scale hanging from chain.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupation of the month: November―Within a farmyard enclosed by buildings, including a dovecote, two men, within a ring of flax laid out on the ground, break flax with implements. To the left under a shed, a woman scutches flax with a scutching knife. She is seated on a chair beside a bundle of flax. A hen and pigs inhabit the farmyard. Within a building to the left, a man appears in a doorway raising an implement, possibly a flail.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius―A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. On the right side of the frame are two statues of male figures within illusionistic architectural niches. Along the bottom border is a landscape. Superimposed on the landscape is a roundel frame, and within the frame is a centaur aiming a bow and arrow.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Occupation of the month: December―Within a snowy landscape, a woman holding a pan collects blood from a pig being slaughtered by a man with a knife. To the left, a woman stands beside an inn with a sign depicting a sun or a star. Figures appear in the windows. On the road beyond the inn, a man sits astride one of two horses pulling a cart. Figures appear on a hill in the landscape.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Zodiac sign: Capricornus―A calendar page is shown within an illusionistic wood frame. Along the bottom border is a winter landscape. Within the landscape, a goat is enclosed in an illusionistic roundel frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Arrest―Two soldiers, one of whom is Malchus, seize Christ, who has a rayed nimbus. The Apostle Peter, also nimbed, raises a sword above the head of Malchus. To the left of the first soldiers is a group of soldiers carrying weapons including spears, maces, and halberds. One of these soldiers raises a lantern.
The scene is framed by a border that is decorated with flowers and inhabited by birds and a butterfly.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Before Caiaphas―Christ, with his hands crossed at his waist, stands before Caiaphas, who is standing behind a bench that is in front of a fireplace. A group of soldiers, some holding spears, stand behind Christ.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: before Herod Antipas—Christ, with his hands crossed at his waist, stands before Herod Antipas, who is seated holding a staff in his left hand. Soldiers stand behind Christ. A man, with his back turned and his right hand raised to his forehead, stands beside Christ.
The miniature and text are framed by a foliate border inhabited by a half-figure of a woman holding a mirror.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Ecce Homo—On a balcony, Pilate, holding a staff in his right hand, stands beside Christ, who is wearing a crown of thorns and a cloak. Below, a crowd of Jews, some holding staffs, taunt Christ.
The miniature and text are framed by a foliate border.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Crucifixion, nailed to Cross—Two men nail the hands of Christ, who is wearing a crown of thorns and a loincloth, to the cross with hammers. A third man pulls a rope attached to the end of the right arm of the cross. A fourth man, whose back is turned, is at His feet. Two groups of figures look on.
The miniature and text are framed by a border decorated with candelabrum forms and foliate motifs.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Crucifixion—The Virgin Mary, who is veiled, and Evangelist John, who is kneeling and weeping, flank Christ, who, wearing a crown of thorns and a short loincloth, is affixed to the cross with three nails.
The miniature and text are framed by a border decorated with flowers, strawberries, a snail, a bee, and two butterflies.
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Deposition—On two ladders flanking the cross, Joseph of Arimathea and another man lower the body of Christ, who is wearing a crown of thorns. A third man holds Him at His waist. Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary, who is veiled and kneeling, assist Him.
The miniature and text are framed by a border decorated with foliate ornament.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Entombment—Several figures, including the veiled Virgin Mary, Holy Women, Joseph of Arimathea, and the Evangelist John, lower the shrouded body of Christ into a sarcophagus.
The miniature and text are framed by a border inscribed in decorative script AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA DOMI(NUS) TECOM (sic) B(ENEDICTA IN MULIERBUS?).
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Liturgical scene: Celebration of Mass—A bleeding heart surrounded by four bleeding wounds (Five Wounds of Christ) appears amid rays of light above figures celebrating mass within a church. A tonsured priest wearing a chasuble stands beside an altar and raises his joined hands. He turns toward a tonsured deacon wearing a dalmatic. The deacon’s back is turned, and he is reading from a book on a lectern. In front of the lectern are two acolytes holding candles. A second deacon holds a thurible as a kneeling acolyte fills it with incense. Beyond, a group of figures stands behind an altar surmounted by a retable and flanked by curtains. To the right, a hooded figure stands with joined hands raised. The church is adorned with stained glass and statues, including one of the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Evangelist John in a balcony and a statue of a mitered bishop in an architectural niche on the wall. The door of the church is open showing a view of city.
The miniature is framed by a border in which an angel is pulling back a curtain and holding a lit paschal candle decorated with flowers. To the right and below, a man and woman are kneeling in prayer. He holds a book in both hands, and she holds a rosary in joined, raised hands.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Of Sorrows—Christ is shown within an aureole as the Man of Sorrows, crowned with thorns and wearing a loincloth. He indicates His bleeding side wound with His right hand.
The miniature and text are framed by a floreate border inhabited by a caterpillar.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Flagellation—Four tormentors, with switches and a scourge, torture Christ, who is shown bound to a column. He has a rayed nimbus, is wearing a short loincloth, and is bleeding. A purple garment is on the floor in the foreground. In the background behind a balustrade, a group of figures gather, many of them carrying spears.
The scene is within a miniature framed by a border decorated with rosaries, including one with a pendant depicting the head of Christ with a rayed nimbus.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Mocked—Three men mock Christ, who has a rayed nimbus and is wearing a purple garment. One of the men extends a cattail to Him. Two others press down on the crown of thorns with sticks. In the background behind a balustrade, two men, one of whom is Pilate, look on. A view of buildings is visible from a window on the back wall of the room. The scene is framed by a decorative border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Ecce Homo— Christ, who has a rayed nimbus, is partially nude, wearing a crown of thorns and a purple cloak over His shoulders. He is bleeding. Surrounding Him are Pilate holding a staff in his left hand, soldiers, and a man wearing a pointed cap. He appears on a balcony before a crowd of Jews taunting Him. To the right are armed soldiers.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Bearing cross—Christ, with a rayed nimbus and wearing a crown of thorns and a purple garment, bears a tau cross over His shoulder. Simon of Cyrene grasps the lower end of the cross. Veronica of Rome, nimbed and veiled, kneels before Christ and extends a veil held in both hands towards Him. He grasps it with His right hand. Two horsemen and two soldiers, one carrying a halberd, follow.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including viola and columbine, and inhabited by butterflies, caterpillars, and two birds, one grasping a caterpillar and the other spreading its wings.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Da Costa hours
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Virgin Mary: Miracle of Seven Sorrows—Within a central panel, a nimbed Virgin Mary wearing a wimpled veil is seated with her hands folded in her lap. She is pierced by five swords (sword of compassion). In seven panels around her, the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin are depicted, clockwise from the top left corner:
1) Christ: Bearing cross―Christ, shown with a rayed nimbus, bears a tau-cross over His shoulder. He is behind soldiers and is followed by a nimbed Virgin Mary and two Holy Women.
2) Christ: Crucifixion―Christ, shown with a rayed nimbus and wearing a loin cloth, is affixed with three nails to a tau cross. Next to Him on one side is the Virgin Mary, nimbed and veiled, partly kneeling with her hands crossed at her breast. On His other side is a nimbed Evangelist John with his clasped hands raised to his cheek.
3) Christ: Pietà—A nimbed and veiled Virgin Mary is seated at the base of the cross. She supports the body of Christ, who has a rayed nimbus, on her lap, and her joined hands are raised.
4) Christ: Entombment―Joseph of Arimathea and a nimbed Evangelist John lower the shrouded body of Christ, who has a rayed nimbus, into a sarcophagus. A nimbed and veiled Virgin Mary with hands clasped at her breast and a Holy Woman look on.
5) Christ: Presentation—A nimbed and veiled Virgin Mary supports the nimbed Christ Child, who is standing on an altar. Simeon extends both his hands towards Him. Several figures, including Joseph the Carpenter with a basket of doves and Anna Prophetess with a candle, look on.
6) Christ: Flight into Egypt―A nimbed and veiled Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child in both arms, rides sideways on an ass. She follows Joseph the Carpenter, holding a staff and sack over his shoulder.
7) Christ: Among doctors—A nimbed Christ Child stands at the top of stairs on a platform amid doctors. A nimbed and veiled Virgin Mary appears on the left. The miniature is surrounded and divided into the eight panels by an illusionistic wood frame.
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Da Costa hours
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Da Costa hours
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Da Costa hours
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Da Costa hours
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Da Costa hours
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Da Costa hours
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Da Costa hours
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Da Costa hours
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Evangelist, John: On Patmos―Rays of light emanating from an arc of heaven fall upon a nimbed Evangelist John seated on Patmos. He writes on a folio with a pen held in his right hand. He holds an inkpot in his left hand. Beside him, a nimbed eagle spreads its wings.
The landscape surrounding Patmos continues in the border surrounding the scene. At the bottom of the border, two men in a boat transport a column.
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The initial I that begins the Gospel Sequence of John is decorated with foliate ornament.
Within a historiated border framing the text, a horseman with a dagger carried in his belt rides along a road toward a woman standing in the road. Figures are within the landscape, and buildings of a city are seen in the distance.
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A nimbed Evangelist Luke is seated on a recumbent, nimbed symbol (ox). He writes with a pen held in his right hand in an open book on his right knee. He is seated beside a table, on which are a book, a writing tool, and an inkpot, in a bedroom with a canopied bed. Behind him, steps lead up to an open door and another room in back.
Evangelist, Luke: Painting the Virgin Mary―In the back room, which has a lamp, a nimbed Evangelist Luke sits on a chair in front of the Virgin Mary, whom he is painting. He is beside a chest and in front of an easel. The Virgin Mary stands with her hands joined amid rays of light.
The whole scene is framed by a border decorated with pearls and jeweled pendants, including a cross decorated with four pearls and an emerald.
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The initial I beginning the Gospel Sequence of Luke is decorated with foliate ornament.
The border framing the text is decorated with flowers, including in the right border an iris and a lily in a vase. A caterpillar and a butterfly inhabit the lower and upper borders.
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Da Costa hours
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Within a room furnished with bookcases, a nimbed Evangelist Matthew wearing headgear is seated at a writing desk with an inkpot and other implements. He writes in a book, and a nimbed angel kneels behind him.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with two statues of male figures within illusionistic architectural niches in the left border. GLORIA TIBI DO(MINO) is inscribed in the lower border.
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The initial I beginning the Gospel Sequence of Matthew is decorated with foliate ornament.
The border around the text is decorated with grapevine.
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Da Costa hours
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Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Da Costa hours
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Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Da Costa hours
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Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Within a room, a nimbed Evangelist Mark is seated at a lectern on a writing desk. On the desk are scissors, an inkpot, a knife, and scraps of parchment. Two books with clasps, one of which is open, are on the floor beside the table. He writes in a book with a pen held in his right hand and a scraper in his left hand. A nimbed, winged lion lies on the ground behind him. The room is furnished with a bench and a credenza, on which are two candles flanking a panel painting of Christ holding a globe. A convex mirror, a pitcher, and a round object are within a partially shuttered window. A birdcage hangs on the left wall above a niche with a candle.
The scene is framed by a historiated border depicting two men and a woman in a boat with a canopy on a lake within a landscape. One man drinks from a jug. The woman plays a lute. The second man plays a pipe. Beside him are a canteen and a tree branch. In the background is a building with a bridge over lake.
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Within a landscape, a nimbed Evangelist John, looks upward. He indicates with his right hand a chalice held in his left hand. The scene is framed by a decorative border.
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Da Costa hours
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A nimbed Evangelist Mark holds a book in his left hand and glances toward the right. A nimbed lion lies at his feet. They are within a landscape with buildings and a ship on a river. The scene is framed by a border decorated with various flowers.
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Within a landscape, a nimbed Evangelist Matthew holds a halberd in his right hand and glances to the right. A nimbed angel standing behind him raises her right hand to her chest. The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers and inhabited by a caterpillar and a butterfly.
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Within a landscape, a nimbed Evangelist Luke holds a closed book in his right hand and glances upward and to the right. A nimbed ox stands behind him. The scene is framed by a decorative border.
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Virgin Mary: Annunciation―Within a room, a crowned Archangel Gabriel holding a scepter in his left hand raises his right hand, pointing upward. He kneels on the steps of an architectural setting that suggests a private chapel, in which the Virgin Mary kneels at prie-dieu, her right hand on an open book. The Dove of the Holy Ghost appears above her head amid rays of light and an aureole. An archway in the far wall of the room leads to a bedroom furnished with a bed and a chair. The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including dianthus, a lily, and a rose, and inhabited by a caterpillar and butterflies.
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Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Virgin Mary: Visitation―Within a rocky landscape, the Virgin Mary, who is veiled and has a rayed nimbus, grasps the right hand of a veiled and nimbed Elizabeth. In the distance, a figure (Zacharias?) stands within the archway of a city gate. The scene is framed by a border with a landscape. Two male figures, one with his arm around the other's shoulders, stand in a road leading to a city gate. A dog walks along a road toward a small bridge crossing a river in front of a city gate.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Nativity―A ray of light from a star, visible through a hole in the wall of a stable, falls on the naked Christ Child on the ground amid rays of light. He is flanked by a nimbed and veiled Virgin Mary and Joseph the Carpenter, both kneeling with joined hands raised. Two kneeling angels look on. Behind the Virgin Mary, an ox and an ass standing beside a hayrack turn their heads toward a group of figures. The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The initial D beginning the versicle of Prime is decorated with foliate ornament.
Framing the text is a border decorated in the right and lower borders with three vases of flowers in an architectural setting.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Shepherds: Annunciation—An angel appearing amid an aureole gestures toward three shepherds below who are tending a flock of sheep. Two shepherds fall back or react, raising their hands to cover their faces. A third shepherd is seated on the ground, eyes closed.
In the border around the miniature is a landscape inhabited by a rabbit and a deer. Buildings are visible in the background.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Magi: Adoration―A ray of light from a star, appearing in a hole in the stable roof, falls on the eldest magus, who is kneeling with his hands joined before the Christ Child. A nimbed and veiled Virgin Mary holds the nude Christ Child. The youngest magus, who is black, stands, and the middle-aged magus, who holds gold vessels, kneels. Behind the magi and to the left, two men (shepherds?) look on. Behind the Virgin Mary, Joseph the Carpenter appears in an archway of the building. A landscape is visible in the background.
The scene is framed by a border decorated by a pearl-studded diamond pattern. Within panels of diamonds are jeweled pendants. In the left border, a panel contains the image of a nimbed Veronica of Rome holding a sudarium. In the lower border, the central panel contains an image of a nimbed Lamb of God holding a bannered cross-staff with its front leg.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Circumcision―Within a temple, the Virgin Mary, who is veiled and has a rayed nimbus, holds a nude, nimbed Christ Child in her draped hands over a draped altar. Mohel circumcises Him with a knife. To the left, Joseph and two women, one veiled and one wearing a headdress, look on. To the right behind Mohel, a man holds a candle.
The scene is framed by a border with a landscape inhabited by rabbits and a squirrel in a forest and a woman on a road holding a basket. In the distance, beyond a bridge over a river, a man walks toward buildings.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The initial D beginning None of the Hours of the Virgin encloses a flower and is decorated with foliate ornament.
Scene, sports and games: Top-spinning―In the border framing the text, two children spin tops within an architectural setting decorated with a statue in an architectural niche.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Flight into Egypt—In a rocky landscape, the Virgin Mary, who has a rayed nimbus, is seated sideways on a bridled ass led by Joseph, who carries a sack on a stick over his shoulder. She carries a nimbed Christ Child, swaddled. They walk along a road leading to a building in front of which two men converse.
The scene is framed by a border with a landscape in which a man seated on the ground plays a flute. A dog lies beside him. In the distance and to the left, a road leads to a building.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Virgin Mary: Coronation—Two nimbed persons of the Trinity, wearing cross surmounted papal tiaras and holding scepters are flanked by the dove of the Holy Spirit. The persons of the Trinity are seated on a throne with a patterned hanging. The person on the left raises his right hand in a blessing. The person on the right crowns a nimbed Virgin Mary with his right hand. She is kneeling, and her joined hands are raised. An angel holds the Virgin’s mantle off the floor. Two other angels, partially visible amid clouds in the foreground, raise joined hands.
The scene is framed by a border with a landscape in which two shepherds tend a flock of sheep. One shepherd stands and supports himself with a staff, and the other sits against a tree.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The initial C beginning the Compline of the Hours of the Virgin encloses a strawberry and is decorated with foliate ornament.
The border framing the text is decorated with flowers and pearls within panels of a diamond pattern. In the right border, a pendant inscribed IHS hangs within one panel. A jeweled pendant hangs in a panel in the lower border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Crucifixion―Christ, with a rayed nimbus, is crowned with thorns and wears a short loincloth. He is affixed with three nails to a cross inscribed INRI, at the base of which are a skull and bones. Blood issues from His wounds. On the left is a nimbed and veiled Holy Woman who turns her head turned away; a nimbed Evangelist John who is standing; and the Virgin Mary with a rayed nimbus, who is kneeling with her hands clasped together. On the right is the Centurion, supporting himself with a staff, and another man. In the background is a landscape in which figures, including a horseman, walk along a road toward buildings.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Pentecost—Within a room, the Dove of the Holy Ghost appears amid rays of light falling on apostles, all kneeling, and the Virgin Mary, who is kneeling at prie-dieu with an open book. All figures are nimbed. In the back of the room, a panel painting depicting the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and Evangelist John is on a draped, raised chest.
The scene is framed by an illusionistic architectural border. In the left border, a statue of a male figure, arms crossed and holding a staff in his left hand, appears in a niche
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The initial D beginning the Matins of the Hours of the Holy Spirit is decorated with foliate ornament.
A border frames the text. AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA is inscribed in the lower and right borders.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ, with a rayed nimbus, is shown as a half-figure. He is wearing a mantle fastened by a jeweled brooch. He raises His right hand in blessing and holds a globe surmounted by a cross in His left hand.
The miniature is framed by a border of angels amid clouds. They join their hands and turn toward the Christ.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The initial S beginning the prayer Sancte salve facies is decorated with foliate ornament.
The text is framed by a border with a forest scene inhabited by two rabbits beside a pond and a squirrel climbing a tree.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: of Sorrows―Surrounded by clouds, Christ, with a rayed nimbus, wears a loincloth and displays His wounds (Man of Sorrows). He is standing within a mandorla on a ledge. In front of the ledge are half figures of a nimbed Virgin Mary, wearing a wimpled veil and crossing her hands at her breast, and a nimbed Evangelist John with his joined hands raised.
The scene is framed by a border with a donor kneeling beneath a canopy on a cushion. His joined hands are raised before an open book on a prie-dieu. The figure is within an architectural setting of a church (?) interior. In the lower right corner, a dog with a collar lies on the floor.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The initial A, which begins the prayer to Five Wounds of Christ, Ave uulnus lateris nostri redemptoris, is decorated with foliate ornament.
A border decorated with flowers and pearls within panels of a diamond pattern frames the text. In the right border, a pendant inscribed IHS hangs within one panel. A jeweled pendant hangs in a panel in the lower border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Virgin Mary and Christ Child: Type, Apocalyptic Woman―A half-figure of a nimbed and crowned Virgin Mary appears amid an aureole of light. She holds a nude Christ Child with a rayed nimbus in her right arm and an apple in her left hand, which the Christ Child grasps. The figures appear within a crescent moon. The miniature begins the prayer Ave sanctissima maria mater dei.
The miniature and text are framed by a border decorated with flowers and inhabited by a caterpillar.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
David: Slinging at Goliath—Within a landscape with buildings, David, holding staff in his left hand, swings a sling with a stone above his head toward Goliath, who is in armor and strikes David's staff with a mace. He carries a shield on his back and a sword in his belt.
David: beheading Goliath―The border frames a scene in which David beheads with his sword a prostrate Goliath. His mace is on ground beside his body
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Miracle of raising Lazarus―Two men, including one covering his mouth with his hand, look on as a nimbed and partially shrouded Lazarus rises from his grave. Christ, with a rayed nimbus, gestures toward him with His right hand. Nimbed apostles, including Peter and Paul, and Mary and Martha of Bethany, both nimbed and kneeling, look on. A sarcophagus lid on the ground beside the grave is inscribed with pseudo-inscriptions. Behind, figures stand in front of a church facade that is decorated with two statues of female figures flanking a statue of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, both seated, within a niche.
The scene is framed by a border with four skulls within illusionistic architectural niches.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The initial D beginning Vespers of Office of the Dead is decorated with foliate ornament.
The text is framed by a border decorated with flowers and inhabited by butterflies, a caterpillar, a bird, a snail, and a skull.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Angel, Archangel Michael: transfixing Satan―Amid clouds, the Archangel Michael, raising a sword held above his head in his right hand, stands over Satan. The archangel holds a shield and a cross-staff in his left hand. The heads of three other demons are visible beneath him.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including columbine and dianthus, and inhabited by a butterfly and a bird.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
John Baptist: Beheading—An executioner, supporting himself with a sword held in his right hand, places the nimbed head of John Baptist on a platter held by Salome. On the ground beside him is the decapitated body of John Baptist. To the left, a male figure appears in an archway of a building decorated with sculpture. The head of a male figure is visible in a niche in a far wall. The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers and inhabited by butterflies and a snail.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Within an architectural setting, a nimbed Apostle Peter holds a key in his right hand and indicate, with his left hand a nimbed Apostle Paul who holds a sword in his right hand and an open book in his left hand.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with pearls and jeweled pendants.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A nimbed Apostle Andrew, glancing upward, holds a saltire cross. He is within a landscape in which a man walks on a path following a river. A building is visible on the other side of the river.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Apostle James, wearing a pilgrim's purse and a pilgrim's hat inscribed with two shells flanking two crossed staffs, supports himself with a staff held in his left hand on top of which he places a book with two clasps. He stands within a landscape with buildings enclosed in a fence. A man with a backpack walks up the path toward the summit of a rocky hill.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with leafless vines intertwining to form roundels, which contain jeweled pendants.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The initial N beginning Suffrage to Apostle James Major is decorated with foliate ornament.
The text is framed by a border decorated with a diamond pattern forming panels, each of which contains a scallop shell.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Within a landscape, are nimbed apostles, including Apostle James Major, wearing a pilgrim's hat, Apostle Paul, holding a sword, Apostle Peter, holding a key in his right hand and a book in his left hand, Apostle Andrew, holding a saltire cross, and Evangelist John, holding a cross-staff. One apostle holds a spear.
The scene is framed by a decorated border inscribed in display script DVM STETERITIS ANTE REGES.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Stephen Protomartyr: Stoning—Two men standing beside a basket of stones throw stones at a nimbed and tonsured Stephen Protomartyr, who is wearing deacon's vestments. He is kneeling with his joined hands raised. A stone is on his head, and he is bleeding. Above, God, wearing a triple-crowned tiara, appears in an arc of heaven. He sends rays of light toward Stephen. In the background, within a landscape, a man is seated on the ground mending a cloak.
The scene is framed by a decorative border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Lawrence of Rome stands in front of a patterned hanging within a church with a font and an altar. He is nimbed and tonsured, and he wears deacon's vestments. He holds a gridiron in his right hand and an open book in his left hand.
The scene is framed by a border with a column around which a scroll is draped. The scroll is inscribed, but letters disappear in the folds: BEATUS LAVRE(...) VM (...)RATICVLA SVI (…).
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Sebastian of Rome: Scene, Torture—A nimbed Sebastian wearing a short loin cloth, stands with his back against tree and his hands and feet bound with a rope to the tree. He has three arrows in his chest and abdomen, shot by two torturers, one wearing a hat and armed with bows and arrows. Behind them are two onlookers wearing hats. In the background to the left, a group of figures, some carrying spears, gathers outside of city gates.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with foliate ornament, including thistles, with pearls around the edges.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christopher of Lycia: Carrying the Christ Child―Under a starry sky, a nimbed Christopher of Lycia supports himself with a staff as he crosses a river. He carries on his shoulder the Christ Child, who has a rayed nimbus. The Christ Child raises His right hand in blessing and holds a globe in His left hand. On shore, a hermit raises a lantern. The scene is framed by a decorative border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
George of Cappadocia: Slaying Dragon―A nimbed George of Cappadocia, wearing armor and a white tunic inscribed with a red cross, is mounted on a horse. With a lance, he transfixes a dragon, which is lying amid bones strewn on the ground. In the distance, the Princess of Trebizond, stands on a hill raising both hands. Beyond, several figures, including a king, look on from a tower in a castle. In the background to the left are buildings of a city.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with garlands that have floreate ornament. A pendant (possibly a pilgrim badge) is in the left border attached to two garlands. The pendant has an image of Christ raising His right hand in blessing and holding a cross-staff. In the lower border, a pendant with an image of the Crucifixion is attached to two garlands. A fly is in the lower border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Within a landscape, an executioner holds the head of a martyr, who is blindfolded and partially nude. The executioner raises a sword held in his right hand. The bodies of two martyrs, both beheaded, are on the ground beside the first martyr. Three men, including a horseman, look on. Beyond at the bottom of a hill, two tormentors raise scourges against two martyrs, who are partially nude and bound to a pole. A third tormentor kneels on the ground making a scourge by tying twigs together. On top of the hill, an executioner grasps the left arm of a partially nude martyr. Two executioners push two nude martyrs off the hill with pitchforks. At the bottom of the hill, three martyrs are impaled on trees. To the right of the hill, a group of figures, including soldiers and horsemen, stand below seven crucified martyrs affixed to tau crosses. All the martyrs are nimbed.
The scene is framed by an illusionistic wood border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Jerome: In penance―Under a tree, a nimbed Jerome wearing undergarments kneels before a crucifix on the base of broken a column. He holds a stone in his right hand. To the left, a cardinal's vestments are thrown over a tree stump. Behind him, a lion lies in the grass.
Jerome: Removing thorn from lion's paw―Within a landscape in the background, Jerome, wearing cardinal's vestments, removes a thorn from a lion's paw. To the left, two figures walk along a road leading to buildings.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including viola and a strawberry and inhabited by butterflies and a bee.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A nimbed Augustine of Hippo, wearing a bishop's miter and vestments, stands in a landscape with barren trees and in the distance a city built along a river with a ship on it. He holds a crozier in his right hand and a heart in his left hand.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers and inhabited by butterflies and, in the lower left corner, a cripple holding a lantern.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Bernard of Clairvaux: Vision of Christ on cross—Within a church, a nimbed and tonsured Bernard of Clairvaux wearing a habit kneels supporting Christ, who has a rayed nimbus and is wearing a crown of thorns and a short loincloth. Christ is descending from a tau cross with a plaque inscribed INRI.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including viola, and inhabited by butterflies and a snail.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Benedict of Montecassino: In cave at Subiaco, and devil breaking bell―Benedict of Montecassino, nimbed, tonsured, and partially nude, kneels on one knee amid thorns in front of a crucifix. His habit is on the ground beside him. In the background, Romanus of Subiacois is at the top of a hill holding a container. Below, near the bottom of the hill, a devil pulls a rope attached to a bell.
The scene is framed by a decorated border inscribed in display script ORA PRO NOBIS SANTE (sic) BENEDICTE.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Francis of Assisi: receiving stigmata—A seraph appearing in an aureole sends rays of light toward a nimbed and tonsured Francis of Assisi wearing a habit. He raises both arms and his hands display stigmata. Beside him, Leo of Assisi sleeps with his covered head on his arms, which are resting on a rock. In the background is a landscape with figures walking beside a river, one mounted and two on foot.
The scene is framed by a decorated border inscribed with display script ORA PRO NOBIS BEATE SAI (abbreviation?).
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Anthony of Padua: Preaching to fishes―Within a landscape, a nimbed and tonsured Anthony of Padua, wearing a monk's habit with a pouch at the belt, raises a crucifix held in both his hands above fishes gathered in the water around him. A heron and other birds flock beside him.
Anthony of Padua: Miracle of kneeling mule―In the background and to the left, Anthony, wearing a habit, kneels before a mule and a container with oats. A crowd gathers around. Beyond are the buildings of a city.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with a diamond pattern. The panels contain jeweled flowers.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Standing within an archway of a cloister, Dominic of Bologna, nimbed, tonsured, and wearing a habit, holds an open book in his right hand and a cross-staff in his left hand. A dog holding a candle in its mouth lies at his feet (Domini Canes). In the distance, a monk stands inside a cloister.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with foliate and floreate ornament, including viola, and inhabited by a butterfly.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Bernadinus of Siena, nimbed, tonsured, and wearing a Franciscan habit, holds a fiery disk inscribed IHS in right his hand. He stands within a landscape in front of a patterned hanging with pseudo-inscriptions.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with floreate ornament, including a rose and viola, and inhabited by a butterfly, a snail, and a caterpillar.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Within a landscape, a nimbed Onuphrius of Egypt, wearing sackcloth, kneels with his hands joined before a crucifix in a niche of a stone wall. He holds a rosary in his right hand.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including a potted plant, and inhabited by a butterfly, snails, and a fly.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Rochus of Montpellier: displaying leg wound―An angel wearing vestments indicates with both hands a wound on the leg of a nimbed Rochus of Montpellier, who is pulling his garments up to show a wound. He wears a pilgrim's hat and carries a staff in his left hand. A dog sitting beside him holds a loaf in its mouth. A building appears in the background.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including viola, roses, and a strawberry, and inhabited by a butterfly and birds, including a peacock.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Among a group of confessors are: Gregory the Great, wearing a cross-surmounted. triple-crowned tiara and vestments inscribed with pseudo-inscriptions, raising his gloved right hand in a blessing and holding a papal cross in left hand; Jerome, wearing a cardinal's hat and vestments; Anthony of Padua, wearing a Franciscan habit, supporting himself with staff held in his right hand, and holding an open book and a bell in his left hand; two monks, one wearing a black habit and the other a white habit; and Augustine of Hippo, wearing a bishop's miter and vestment, raising his right hand in a blessing, and holding a crozier in his left hand. All figures are nimbed.
The scene is framed by an illusionistic wood frame. In the lower border inscribed in display script is DEVS OVI OM(NIA) SANTORVM (sic) CONFESSORVM.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Eldest magus, youngest magus (black), and middle-aged magus, all nimbed, crowned, and holding vessels, stand within a landscape inhabited by a horsemen and other figures.
The scene is framed by a border inscribed in display script ORA PRO NOBIS REX IASP(ER).
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Under a canopy inscribed with pseudo-inscriptions, a nimbed and veiled Anna is seated with a book on her lap and her left hand raised to her breast. Beside her, a nimbed Virgin Mary sits on the ground holding the Christ Child, who has a rayed nimbus and is grasping the book on Anna's lap. An open book on a pillow is on the ground in front of them.
In the background, a figure stands under an arbor and beside a fence on which a peacock is perched. A building is visible in the distance.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including a pink rose, strawberries, and viola, and inhabited by caterpillars, butterflies, and a snail.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Within a garden enclosed by a wall, a nimbed and crowned Catherine of Alexandria tramples a crowned Maxentius. She holds a sword in her right hand and a scepter in her right hand. Behind her is a patterned hanging.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including columbine and roses, and inhabited by an owl in the lower border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A nimbed Mary Magdalen holding an ointment jar, stands within a landscape. Buildings are visible in the distance.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with foliate ornament and iris and inhabited by a parrot.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Elizabeth of Hungary: Feeding poor―An angel extends one of three crowns held in her left hand toward the head of Elizabeth of Hungary, who is nimbed and wearing a veil and wimple. Elizabeth is giving a loaf from a basket to a man dressed in rags holding a basket on his right hand. She stands within doorway of a building.
The scene is framed by a decorated border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Within a landscape, a half-figure of a nimbed and crowned Empress Helenaholdsa tau cross.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including a strawberry, viola, columbine, and a rose, and inhabited by butterflies and a caterpillar.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A nimbed Apollonia of Alexandria wearing a fillet holds pincers in her right hand and an open book in her left hand. She stands within a landscape. Ona road in the background is a horseman and another figure.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with floreate ornament, including a strawberry, a rose, viola, and columbine, and inhabited by butterflies and a hybrid man with a snail's body holding an arrow in his right hand.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A nimbed Lucy of Syracuse, is seated on floor holding an open book on her lap. She is in front of a patterned hanging and beside a colonnade, beyond which is a courtyard inhabited by figures. A potted flowering plant is in the colonnade.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with flowers, including an iris in a vase, a pink, and a sweet pea, and inhabited by a butterfly.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A nimbed and crowned Ursula of Cologne holds three arrows in her right hand. She stands in a pasture enclosed by a wattle fence. In the background is a landscape with buildings.
The scene is framed by a border decorated with pearls and jeweled pendants and brooches, including a cross-shaped and a heart-shaped pendant.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Ursula of Cologne: Massacre of Ursula and virgins—A soldier loads an arrow in a crossbow. Flanking him, two soldiers aim bows and arrows at a crowned Ursula, who is glancing upward, and several virgins, many of whom are pierced by arrows and dead. They are within a ship, along with Pope Cyricus, wearing a triple-crowned tiara, a woman wearing a headdress (Gerasina of Sicily?), and two men, one of whom is falling over the side of the boat. All the figures within the ship are nimbed. In the background on shore, men aim bows and arrows at two more ships carrying nimbed virgins. In the distance are buildings of a city within a landscape.
The scene is within an illusionistic wood frame.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
God, with a rayed nimbus, is seated on a bench amid an aureole that is surrounded by angels. He supports a nimbed Christ, as Man of Sorrows, showing wounds and wearing a short loincloth. A tripartite globe is at His feet. The Dove of the Holy Ghost appears above the head of Christ.
The scene is framed by an illusionistic wood frame with two statues of male figures in architectural niches in the left border.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Virgin Mary: Conception (Immaculate)—God appears in an arc of heaven wearing a triple-crowned tiara, raising His right hand and holding a globe in His left hand. He sends rays of light down toward a half-figure of the infant Virgin Mary within the womb of Anna, who is seated on a throne. The Virgin Mary is nude, her hands are joined, and she appears amid rays of light. Anna is nimbed and wears a wimpled veil. She holds an open book in her lap with her right hand, and her left hand is raised to her breast. She is flanked by David and Solomon.
The scene is framed by a border inscribed TOTA PVLCRA ES AMICA MEA ET MACVLA NO(N) in display script.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: In Gethsemane―Christ, with a rayed nimbus, kneels on a hill below an arc of heaven and extends His joined hands upward. Below, three nimbed apostles sleep.
In the background at the right, soldiers approach, entering a gate. Some of them carry torches or spears (Christ: Betrayal, Arrival in Garden).
The scene is framed by a decorated border. A statue of a male figure in an illusionistic architectural niche is in the left border. In the lower border, PATER NOSTER is inscribed in display script.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Scene, Liturgical: Celebration of Mass―Two deacons, both tonsured and wearing vestments, are kneeling and lifting the chasuble of a priest, who is also tonsured and wearing vestments. One deacon holds candles in his left hand. A bell is on the ground beside him. The other deacon swings a thurible. The priest elevates the host above the altar, on which are two candles and a book open to a miniature of the Crucifixion including the Virgin Mary and Evangelist John. The altar is surmounted by a retable carved with figures including in the upper section the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. Four columns surmounted by angels surround altar. One figure kneels at the left side of the alter and another at the right. The scene is framed by a border depicting a woman in a window of a building conversing with a falconer. He is standing below the window within a courtyard and has a falcon perched on his left arm. A dog wearing collar sits beside him. Behind him is a garden enclosed by a lattice-work fence.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The initial S decorated with foliate ornament begins the Introit of the Votive Mass of the Virgin. Scene, Sports and Games: Jousting—In a border framing the text, two soldiers joust. They wear armor and are on caparisoned horses. From a viewing stand with a wreath, two women look on.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
The Virgin Mary with her hands clasped and Evangelist John, raising his left hand to his cheek, are both nimbed. They flank a tau cross with nail holes at both ends of the horizontal bar and at the lower end of the vertical bar. Each hole is stained with blood. The miniature is at the beginning of the Stabat Mater.
The miniature and text are framed by a border decorated with flowers, including a lily in a vase and a rose, and inhabited by a butterfly.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
A nimbed Virgin Mary wearing a fillet holds a partly draped Christ Child in both hands. He has a rayed nimbus. He touches her neck with His left hand. The miniature is at the beginning of the Obsecro te. The miniature and text are framed by a border decorated with flowers, including a poppy, viola, strawberries, a rose, and a pink, and inhabited by a butterfly.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Christ: Bewailing―A nimbed Evangelist John and a nimbed and veiled Virgin Mary support the body of Christ. He has a rayed nimbus and is wearing a short loincloth. Blood issues from the wound in His side. The miniature is at the beginning of the O intemerata. The miniature and text are framed by a border decorated with grapevine.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
God, nimbed and wearing a triple-crowned tiara surmounted by a cross, appears surrounded by angels above a landscape in an arc of heaven. He raises His right hand in blessing and holds a scepter in His left hand. The miniature is at the beginning of the Conditor celi et terrae rex. The miniature and text are framed by a border decorated with flowers, including viola, strawberries, and a rose, and inhabited by butterflies and a bee.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Five angels present Instruments of Passion to the Christ Child, who has a rayed nimbus and is seated on a pillow on grass. The first angel holds a nail in her left hand and points to His right foot with her right hand. The second angel holds a spear in her left hand and points to His side with her right hand. The third angel places a crown of thorns on His head. The Christ Child raises His right hand toward the crown. The fourth angel holds a cross. The fifth angel holds His left hand in her left hand. With her right hand, she holds a nail above His left hand. The miniature begins the prayer O dulcissime Domine Iesu Christi.
The miniature and text are framed by a border decorated with flowers in vases, including columbine, a pink, and a rose.
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
Image courtesy of Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz/Austria.