By 1560, the great era of Flemish manuscript illumination would finally draw to a close. Above all, their exquisite naturalism places these Flemish manuscripts among the greatest artistic achievements of their time.ĭespite their popularity, the invention of the printing press and changing patterns of patronage ultimately led to the demise of the hand-made book. History books tell tales of mythology, brave heroes, and inspirational rulers, while devotional books set the tone for a pious Christian life. Illuminated manuscript designs are often drawn on the animal skin using leadpoint ruling lines and thin ink washes. The illuminations on view reveal the glamour of the European courts. Manuscripts were a vehicle of politics, piety, and luxury, and their appeal quickly spread across Europe. The new style evolved under the patronage of the most powerful ruling families of Flanders. ![]() During this period, illuminators radically transformed the appearance of the illustrated page, introducing the mastery of light, texture, and space achieved by the finest panel painters of the day. One of the Museum's most popular manuscripts, the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (Model book of calligraphy), with its dazzling depictions of flora and fauna, will be displayed with other nature studies, both artistic and scientific, from the Museum and the Getty Research Institute collections.įeaturing more than 130 works of art, this exhibition focuses on the finest and most ambitiously illuminated books produced in Flanders (parts of present day Belgium and France) between 14. Manuscripts selected from the Museum's permanent collection illustrate the materials and techniques of medieval manuscript production. See how illuminated manuscripts were made in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Illuminated manuscripts are sensitive to light and are displayed for short periods of time in rotating exhibitions drawn from the permanent collection at the Getty Center. In conjunction with the exhibition, an in-depth catalogue presents the newest scholarship on these important works. Paul Getty Museum is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. leaves from biblical manuscripts, in latin, on vellum twelfth to thirteenth century. ![]() Paul Getty Museum, the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and The British Library, London. Illuminating the Renaissance will be on view at the Royal Academy of the Arts, London from Novemto February 22, 2004. Visit the Web sites of our exhibition partners:
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