medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Dear Bernadette,
> There is a splendid example of a "Vierge ouvrante" from c.1300 in the
> Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
> Cheers,
> Jim Bugslag
>
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I was just going to mention this artwork myself, Jim.
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A lovely pair of fullpage color plates of this wonderful sculptural and
theological tour de force, open and closed, appears (on pages 50-51) in Henk
van Os's gorgeous and highly personal book, "The Art of Devotion in the Late
Middle Ages in Europe, 1300-1500", first published by Merrell Holberton,
London, 1994; then later by, I think, Yale.
The ruminating text continues through page 57.
jm
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