Sujet

Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Creator: Fastolf Master.

Légende

Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Additional Info: The young Virgin Mary holds an open book as her mother, Saint Anne, guides her reading. Saint Anne's teaching of her daughter is described in 'The Golden Legend', a collection of popular stories about the saints. This image also reflects the use of books of hours, such as this one, as primers for children. The glittering gold, blue, red, and green checkerboard pattern that fills the background of the scene was a typical decorative motif in manuscript illumination around the year 1400.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A76_212

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,5Mo (4,7Mo) / 34,0cm x 47,6cm / 4010 x 5619 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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