Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 13r, The Four Evangelists
Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Dimensions
19.5 × 13.1 cm
Classification
Bound Volume
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Feiss family in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Feiss
Accession Number
1952.227.13.a
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About this artwork
A regular feature in books of hours after the 1400s is gospel lessons. These texts come from the Bible and are what make a book of hours sacred. In lavish editions, images of the evangelists believed to have written the Gospels—Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John—introduce the texts. The gospel lessons describe God’s divine plan beginning with the Annunciation, or announcement to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive a son by the power of the Holy Spirit. They continue with the story of Christ’s birt...