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The Entombment (Stabat Mater Prayer), from a Book of Hours

A work made of manuscript cutting in tempera and gold paint, with littera batarda inscriptions in gold, recto, and light black, verso, on parchment dyed black.
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  • A work made of manuscript cutting in tempera and gold paint, with littera batarda inscriptions in gold, recto, and light black, verso, on parchment dyed black.

Date:

c. 1480

Artist:

circle of Jean Colombe
French (Bourges), flourished 1463-before 1498

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Colombe

Title

The Entombment (Stabat Mater Prayer), from a Book of Hours

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1475–1485

Medium

Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold paint, with littera batarda inscriptions in gold, recto, and light black, verso, on parchment dyed black

Dimensions

4.1 × 8.3 cm (1 5/8 × 3 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus

Reference Number

1915.556

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