Van Limburg brothers 1375 – 1416

The Adoration of the Magi

illuminated manuscript (24 × 17 cm) — 1408-09
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Van Limburg brothers biography

This work is linked to Matthew 2:11

A page from Les Belles Heures, the first book of hours the Limburg brothers made for the Duke of Berry. The vellum is decorated with ink, tempera and gold leaf.

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