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Simon Bening
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Simon Bening was a Flemish miniaturist, generally regarded as the last major artist of the Netherlandish tradition.
Self-portrait, tempera on parchment (8.5 cm × 5.7 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The inscription in Latin reads "Simon Bennik. Alexandri. [F]ilius Se Ipsu. Pi[n]gebat. Ano. Aetatis. 75. 1558." ("Simon Bennik, the son of Alexander, painted this himself at the age of 75 in 1558").
Self-portrait, tempera on parchment (8.5 cm × 5.7 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The inscription in Latin reads "Simon Bennik. Alexandri.
Calendar page for September or October, watercolour on vellum (14 cm × 95 cm), 1540, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Calendar page for September or October, watercolour on vellum (14 cm × 95 cm), 1540, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Benedictional of Robert de Clercq: Crucifixion, f. 4v, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge
Benedictional of Robert de Clercq: Crucifixion, f. 4v, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge
Prayer Book of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg: text page with decorated borders, f 124, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Prayer Book of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg: text page with decorated borders, f 124, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Labours of the Months
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The term Labours of the Months refers to cycles in Medieval and early Renaissance art depicting in twelve scenes the rural activities that commonly took place in the months of the year. They are often
Simon Bening
…miniature painting into the borders. His usage of illusionistic picture frames serve to function as small devotional panels. Many of his finest works are Labours of the Months for Books of Hours which are largely small-scale landscapes, at that time a nascent genre of painting. In other respects his style is relatively little…
August from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, 1412-16, by the Limbourg brothers; the court hunt with falcons and behind peasants harvest crops.
August from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, 1412-16, by the Limbourg brothers; the court hunt with falcons and behind peasants harvest crops. The Duc's castle at Étampes is at the rear. 22,5 x 13,6 cm
Untypically, this illustration to Pietro de' Crescenzi's farming manual shows all 12 labours, French, late 15th century.
Untypically, this illustration to Pietro de' Crescenzi's farming manual shows all 12 labours, French, late 15th century.
The Month of September from the Fontana Maggiore in Perugia (c. 1275), by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, shows the treading of grapes.
The Month of September from the Fontana Maggiore in Perugia (c. 1275), by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, shows the treading of grapes.
Set of single figure images, German c. 1400
Set of single figure images, German c. 1400