Leaf from Book of Hours

Leaf from Book of Hours

Unknown artist

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Details

Holding institution
Walters Art Museum
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Walters Art Museum

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • Deities and Holy Figures Visual · 94%

    A prominent frontal, haloed, bearded figure appears at the center, with another haloed figure and additional winged figures elsewhere on the page.

  • Animals Visual · 98%

    Several clearly depicted birds occupy the upper half of the composition, alongside larger winged animal or hybrid forms at the sides.

  • Flora Visual · 99%

    Stylized green leaves, curling stems, and vegetal forms fill the upper and middle portions of the pictorial field.

Styles and Movements

  • Medieval Art Metadata · 99%

    The canonical record identifies the object as a leaf from a Book of Hours dated 1300–1400 and classifies it as manuscript or decorative art.

Visual Qualities

  • Dense Composition Visual · 98%

    Figures, birds, foliage, scrolls, borders, and the central frame occupy most of the pictorial field, producing a tightly packed arrangement.

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%

    The page is extensively embellished with a gilded ground, multicolored borders, patterned passages, vegetal ornament, and numerous depicted figures and animals.

Medium and Techniques

  • Manuscript Metadata · 99%

    The canonical title identifies the object as a leaf from a Book of Hours, and the classification is manuscript or decorative art.

  • Gold Leaf and Gilding Visual · 97%

    A textured gold ground and extensive gold highlights are visibly integrated into the illumination.

Time Periods

  • 1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 99%

    The canonical date is 1300–1400, placing the work within the catalog's 1000–1400 CE period.

Cultural and Religious Styles

  • The title identifies a Book of Hours, and the image visibly presents haloed sacred figures and devotional imagery.

Source & rights

Anonymous (England)Unknown author. Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork

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