Object number1994.2.2.46
The Melun-Epinoy Hours
Datec. 1501–1520
Artist
Jean Pichore
(French, active c. 1501–1520)
CultureFrench
MediumTempera, ink and gold leaf on parchment
DimensionsSheet: 6 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (16.19 x 19.05 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Sarah Hamlin Stern, class of 1938, in memory of her husband, Henry Root Stern, Jr.
On View
Not on viewPeriod16th c
Classification(s)
InscribedCover sheet: "Ce present lure appartient a Suzanne de Habannes dame de Lauuille 1592"
BibliographyCaroline Zöhl, Jean Pichore: Buchmaler, Graphiker und Verleger in Paris um 1500, Turnhout, 2004 ProvenanceMarie de Melun-Épinoy (wife of Jean de Gruuthuse [1458-1512]; she then married Jacques II de Chabannes, who died in 1525 at Battle of Pavia; by descent to Suzanne de Chabannes (active late 16th c); Pierre Berés, Paris ca. 1958 (dealer); sold Parke-Barnet, NY, April, 1963.
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