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Source Description

This historiated initial is illuminated in the style of Willem Vrelant.

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Document identity
localId
1661
label
St. Sebastian
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1661
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
St. Sebastian
description
This historiated initial is illuminated in the style of Willem Vrelant.
provenance
Libraire Morgand, number 26084, 19th century; Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1430-1435, with additions ca. 1460
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16
height
11.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 5/16 x W: 4 1/2 in. (16 x 11.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Dutch
style
International Gothic
med
ink and pigments on medium-weight, light-cream-colored parchment, well surfaced on both sides; miniatures on heavier parchment
creator_ids
8629
collection_ids
MSS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
b273d91d777fbaba