Catching Butterflies

late 13th century

12 cm 18 cm

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In this lovely marginal image, two fashionably dressed ladies set off on an outing. The net held by one of them indicates that they are chasing butterflies, but the artist does not depict the prize they seek. He leaves it to us to imagine the rest of their day - the fun of cha...

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[Created for use at Saint-Bénigne, Dijon (diocese of Langres), late 13th century]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, after 1894, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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