File:Simonbening.jpg
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[edit]Author |
creator QS:P170,Q928015 |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Description |
English: This is a double-sided leaf illustrating typical occupations for August/September and September /October. It is probably from a series of the Twelve Months. The side reproduced here features an exquisitely detailed scene showing peasants sowing and ploughing. It represents September or October. Miniatures were first painted to decorate and illustrate hand-written books. From the 1460s onwards there was competition from printed books. However wealthy patrons continued to provide a market for beautifully produced books or independent miniatures, including scenes like those painted by Simon Bening. |
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Date |
circa 1540 date QS:P571,+1540-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | watercolor on vellum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 14 cm (5.5 in); width: 9.5 cm (3.7 in) dimensions QS:P2048,14U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,9.5U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q213322 |
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Accession number |
no. E.4576-1910 |
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Source/Photographer | http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/origin-of-portrait-miniature/ |
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Categories:
- Simon Bening
- Medieval objects in the Victoria & Albert Museum
- Paintings of autumn
- 1540s paintings in the United Kingdom
- 1540s watercolor paintings
- 16th-century illuminated manuscripts from Flanders
- 16th-century books of hours
- Peasants in the 16th century
- Farming in medieval miniature
- Manuscripts in the Victoria and Albert Museum