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La Main droite de Dieu protégeant les fidèles des démons

ca. 1452–1460
Not on view
Ce feuillet est tiré du plus célèbre des manuscrits enluminés du XVe siècle : le Livre d’heures d’Étienne Chevalier, grand argentier de France de 1452 à 1474. La miniature pleine-page représente un groupe de fidèles à Paris, levant les yeux vers la main de Dieu apparue dans le ciel. Le rendu de la ville médiévale est remarquable par sa précision topographique. On reconnaît entre autres la cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Paris, le clocher de la Sainte-Chapelle, le pont Saint-Michel et d’autres monuments de l’île de la Cité, tel l’hôtel de Nesle, au premier plan. Tout en bas, on peut lire les premiers mots de la prière du soir des heures du Saint-Esprit.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: La Main droite de Dieu protégeant les fidèles des démons
  • Artiste: Jean Fouquet, Français, v. 1425–v. 1478
  • Date: v. 1452–1460
  • Technique: Détrempe et feuille d'or sur parchemin
  • Dimensions: 19,4 x 14,6 cm
  • Crédits: Collection Robert-Lehman, 1975
  • Accession Number: 1975.1.2490
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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