Annunciation, from the Hours of Albrecht of Brandenburg, by Simon Bening

An image of Illuminated Manuscript. Leaf. Miniature from the Hours of Albrecht of Brandenburg: Annunciation. Hours of the Virgin, Annunciation, the Virgin travelling with an angel to visit Elizabeth in border. Bening, Simon. Parchment, six leaves with closely trimmed margins, framed illuminated area 175 x 125 mm, no text or ruling on reverse, circa 1522-1523. Framed miniature with borders of strewn flowers or devotional objects on coloured grounds or narrative scenes in landscape settings, once at major text divisions in the original manuscript. Production Place: Bruges, Flanders.

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Illuminated Manuscript. Leaf. Miniature from the Hours of Albrecht of Brandenburg: Annunciation. Hours of the Virgin, Annunciation, the Virgin travelling with an angel to visit Elizabeth in border. Bening, Simon. Parchment, six leaves with closely trimmed margins, framed illuminated area 175 x 125 mm, no text or ruling on reverse, circa 1522-1523. Framed miniature with borders of strewn flowers or devotional objects on coloured grounds or narrative scenes in landscape settings, once at major text divisions in the original manuscript. Production Place: Bruges, Flanders.

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