The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 3 Excised Leaves)
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 3 Excised Leaves)

Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) · c. 1530–35

ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Books of hours were often purchased as luxury objects in order to reflect the owner’s status, wealth, and taste.

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