Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition
c. 1240–1250
Medium
tempera, and gold on vellum
Dimensions
sheet: 15.4 × 10 cm · framed: 44.5 × 34.3 cm
Classification
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession Number
1985.80
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About this artwork
This detached leaf derives from a Parisian luxury psalter. Psalters were books containing the 150 biblical psalms and commonly used for private devotion. It provides a superb example of Parisian Gothic painting at its most refined stage, with strong emphasis on line and color. It illustrates the new court style of King Louis IX (1214–1270) in which tall figures assume sinuous postures and the drapery forms large broken folds around the body. The high quality of the painting suggests the original...
About the Artist
Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris) (French) · 1400 –1500