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The Very Rich Hours of the duke of Berry: Extravagance, Personal Piety, and Visual History, Part 2: February Page
The February page of Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry presents a peasant scene contrasting with January’s depiction.…
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Gainsborough Hall, Hampton Court Palace, Les Très Riches, Les Très Riches Heures, Limbourg brothers, Medieval FeastThe Very Rich Hours of the duke of Berry: Extravagance, Personal Piety, and Visual History, Part 1b: January Page
The January page of Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry illustrates the duke at an extravagant Epiphany feast,…
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Charles VI, Duc de Berry, Duke of Berry, Feudal France, Illuminated Manuscripts, Les Très Riches, Les Très Riches Heures, Very Rich HoursThe Very Rich Hours of the duke of Berry: Extravagance, Personal Piety, and Visual History, Part 1a: Key Background
Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is a 15th-century illuminated manuscript, significant for its artistic beauty and insights…
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, part 3: Let’s talk about it!
Santa Maria delle Grazie, funded by Milan’s dukes, was strategically located to attract pilgrims and merchants. The friars in the…
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