The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France, ca. 1324–28, Made in Paris, French, Grisaille, tempera, and ink on vellum, single folio: 3 5/8 x 2 7/16 in. (9.2 x 6.2 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Jean Pucelle (French, active Paris, 1319–34), At first glance, this tiny prayer book, with not a trace of gold, might seem an unlikely possession for a queen of France. But it is a work of exceptional artistry: the figures are rendered in delicate grisaille (shades of gray), giving them an amazingly sculptural quality, and are accented with rich color and touches of lilac and turquoise
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Hours, Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen, France, ca, 1324–28, Paris, French, Grisaille, tempera, ink, vellum, single folio, 3 5/8 x 2 7/16, 9.2 6.2 cm, Manuscripts, Illuminations, Jean Pucelle, active Paris, 1319–34, first, glance, tiny prayer, book, trace, gold, might, unlikely possession, queen, But, work, exceptional artistry, figures, rendered, delicate grisaille, shades, gray, giving, amazingly sculptural, quality, accented, rich color, touches, lilac, turquoise
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