The Flight to Egypt
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Franco-Flemish Master, c. 1450. The miniature shows the Flight into Egypt: Joseph leads the donkey on which Mary is sitting with the Child in her arms. In the background you can still see the city they have just left, which is Palestine (easily recognisable by the crescent moon symbols that stand out on the buildings). The wide border is filled with rich floral decorations. It is the verso of the sheet, the corresponding text was on the recto of the next sheet, which was once on the right. Blocks of text and images were usually centred around the centre of the book. The large decorative border on the left faces out when the book is open. The small format indicates that the sheet is from a book of hours, or some other type of secular prayer book. Watercolor, gold paint, on parchment 10 x 7 cm, with frame 27 x 21 cm
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The Flight to Egypt
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