THE VIENNA MODEL BOOK
BRILLIANT VIRTUOSITY FROM AROUND 1400 Maple tablets and a stamped leather case – a precious frame for a magnificent work of art – this is a truly extraordinary piece, not least due to its outer appearance: a total of 14 small wooden tablets lie protected in a valuable, dark stamped leather case. Each of the tablets is […]
THE BENING QUADRIPTYCH
A FLEMISH ALTAR WITH 64 BRILLIANT MINIATURES OF CHRIST’S LIFE When people start talking about miniatures, one inevitably tends to think of the astounding images in manuscripts which European art has created over the centuries. This is why we feel all the more amazed and fascinated the first time we view the masterpiece whose physical […]