Jean Poyet / Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost / c. 1500

Jean Poyet
Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost
c. 1500
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Creator Name: Poyet, Jean
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1906
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Jean Poyet
Title: Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1495
Creation End Date: 1505
Creation Date: c. 1500
Object Type: Books
Classification Term: Manuscript
Materials and Techniques: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Dimensions: Sheet: 17.5cm x 11.7cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1924.426
Credit Line: Gift from J. H. Wade
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: Like other illuminators painting at Tours in the Loire Valley, the work of Poyet was much in demand among members of the French court. The artist illustrated several devotional books for his patroness, Queen Anne of Brittany, and is also known to have worked for the French king, Charles VIII.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1924.426
AMICA Library Year: 2001
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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