Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Provence, ca. 1440-1450
MS M.358 fol. 17r

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Evangelist Matthew, decorated nimbus, seated, wearing eyeglasses, raises right hand and turns page of open book held by Evangelist symbol (angel) with peacock wings.
Scene against diapered background within arched, decorated frame.
In upper margin, bird, possibly eagle.
In right margin, angel plays lute.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), monkey and man with bear.
Marginal figures are unpainted underdrawings set within finished foliate border with flowers and acanthus leaves.