MEDIEVAL IMAGES OF SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - MA416.jpg


Category	Manuscript
Origin: artist/workshop	Simon Bening, Gerart Horenbout and assistants
Date	16C/1
Reference No	MS M 399, f 301v
Size
Provenance	King of Portugal, Manoel I or son Infante Joao
Present Location	New York, The Pierpont Morgan Library
Bibliography	New York 1957, 24
	Wieck 1997, 32
Illustration From	photo - Library
Other illustrations

Country	Belgium

Description:
Book of Hours (Use of Rome) made in Flanders, probably Bruges, c 1515 for the King of Portugal, Manoel I or his eldest son, Infante Joao. Given to Don Alvaro da Costa, and therefore known as 'Da Costa Hours'. Christ with green crown of thorns and ray halo has arms detached from a T-Cross and bends down ro embrace a larger Bernard in white cowl and with a round halo. The setting is a Gothic church. The border has flowers, a snail, and a butterfly on a gold ground.

Description:

Book of Hours (Use of Rome) made in Flanders, probably Bruges, c 1515 for the King of Portugal, Manoel I or his eldest son, Infante Joao. Given to Don Alvaro da Costa, and therefore known as 'Da Costa Hours'. Christ with green crown of thorns and ray halo has arms detached from a T-Cross and bends down ro embrace a larger Bernard in white cowl and with a round halo. The setting is a Gothic church. The border has flowers, a snail, and a butterfly on a gold ground.