Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain
Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Dimensions
23.5 × 17.3 × 4.8 cm
Classification
Bound Volume
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Accession Number
1963.256
Tags
male
About this artwork
The original owner of this exquisite book of hours was Queen Isabella of Spain, who sponsored Christopher Columbus's exploratory voyage to the Americas. Eventually this book found its way to the New World and was acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1963.