Illuminated Manuscripts by Woronowa Tamara & Sterligow Andrej

Author:Woronowa, Tamara & Sterligow, Andrej
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781781608654
Publisher: Parkstone International
Published: 2014-01-06T16:00:00+00:00

The Apparition of the Virgin and Child to St Peter of Luxembourg

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Luxembourg Book of Hours of the Use of Rome

(Heures dites de Luxembourg à l’usage de Rome)

First half of the 15th century

Parchment, Latin, 15.7 x 12 cm

France

Jean Pucelle mastered the elegance of silhouettes, quick virtuoso drawing and grisaille that made it possible to render volume to perfection. Employing the discoveries of Tuscan and Sienese artists and striving to create depth of space, he turned the first timid attempts to overcome the abstract two-dimensionality of backgrounds into true architectural compositions. Pucelle was also bolder than his predecessors in his use of the margins were.

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