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Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child — Limbourg Brothers

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Written by: Arda ArslanSpecialist · Miniature Painting
Miniature Painting · Catalogue no. 748366
Limbourg Brothers

Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington
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Artist / MakerLimbourg Brothers
Datec. 1409
Culture / OriginNetherlandish
Mediumminiature on vellum
Dimensionsoverall: 20.6 x 14.9 cm (8 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
DepartmentDrawing
TypeDrawing
About the Artist

fl. 1399–1416, FrancePaul, Jean and Herman Limbourg painted the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (Chantilly), the most celebrated illuminated manuscript of the Gothic world, with its twelve calendar scenes. Full biography →

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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.

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