Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis

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Caption

Unknown Artist. Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, ca. 1425–1460. Manuscript in opaque watercolor and ink with gold, book: 8 × 5 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (20.3 × 14.6 cm) sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (19.7 x 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Mary Benson, 19.78. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis

Date

ca. 1425–1460

Medium

Manuscript in opaque watercolor and ink with gold

Classification

Book

Dimensions

book: 8 × 5 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (20.3 × 14.6 cm) sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (19.7 x 14 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mary Benson

Accession Number

19.78

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  • Who was Mary Benson?

    I'm not sure who she was exactly. She left the illuminated manuscripts to us in her will.

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