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"Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry," 1405–1408/9. Herman, Paul, and Jean de Limbourg (Franco-Netherlandish, active in France by 1399–1416). French; Made in Paris. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum; 9 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (23.8 x 16.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Cloisters Collection, 1954: This is the exact text on this page written in a florid documentary hand by the duke’s secretary, Jean Flamel, identifying the owner of the manuscript, called a Belles Heures in one of the inventories of Jean de Berry. The English translation of the text is: “The Hours was made for the most excellent and powerful prince Jean, son of the king of France, duke of Berry and of Auvergne, count of Poitou, of Estampes, of Boulogne and of Auvergne / Flamel” The Limbourg Brothers and the “Belles Heures,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Artexhibitions + omnp contributors + victoria romeo

Titian, "Venus Blindfolding Cupid" Recent Old Masters exhibitionsexhibitions

High Times meets Pieter Claesz Still-lifes with bongs, Van Dyck’s precocious talent, false forgeries, and Vermeer over mint-julepsitems of interest

The inimitable style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo Further Exhibition Coverageexhibitions

Degas' "Danseuse Au Repos" sold for over $37m at Sotheby's The Current Outlook for the Art Market, Part II: Pessimism and Optimismmarket

OMNP Auction Preview: Sotheby’s London Sale L08035, Old Master and Early British Paintings, Thursday, 30 Oct 08market

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