France (possibly Maine or Anjou)
by [Illuminated manuscript leaf on vellum].
France (possibly Maine or Anjou): c. 1480. Single leaf, 162 mm x 110 mm. Slight fading, in an old frame with metal fittings. A finely painted miniature with the use of gold modeling and the cloud of cherubim in the tradition pioneered by Jean Fouquet. § A finely painted miniature depicting the Virgin and God seated on separate stools in a paneled room, God placing a crown on her head, a host of blue seraphim behind, the miniature in an arched compartment above the large initial and three lines of text (opening of Compline) within a full border of colored flowers and acanthus leaves in little rectangles with ground of liquid gold or pale blue or plain vellum. (Inventory #: 122865)