Tag: Ms M 399

Artists of Northern Europe, Christmas, Flemish primitives, Illuminated manuscripts, Renaissance, Simon Bening, Subjects for discussion, Symbols and emblems

The Adoration of the Kings

Melanie V Taylor

This post is a day late, but here are two beautiful full page miniatures by Simon Bening of his interpreation of the Adoration of the Kings on the Feast of the Epiphany. The first is from the da Costa Hours (MS M 399) now in the Morgan Library, New York. Adoration of the Kings. (folio… Continue reading The Adoration of the Kings

Artists of Northern Europe, Christmas, Flemish primitives, Illuminated manuscripts, Original Documents, Renaissance, Simon Bening, Subjects for discussion, Symbols and emblems, Uncategorized

And there were shepherds in the fields …

Melanie V Taylor

f157verso Ms M399 the da Costa Hours (c1515); Simon Bening (1483/4 - 1561). The Morgan Library, New York. Simon Bening has chosen to depict the moment the single angel visits the shepherds as told by St Luke and St Matthew in the New Testament and has set the announcement to these humble men in a… Continue reading And there were shepherds in the fields …