FRANCE
Jean Bourdichon (1457-1521)

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Jean Bourdichon (1457-1521)

Saint Christopher

with inscription 'OSANCTE . XPOFORE . MARTIR . OE'; bodycolour heightened with gold, on vellum
130 x 89mm.

Lot Essay

Janet Backhouse dates this minature circa 1490-1500. Similar miniatures by Bourdichon are in the British Library ( Harleinn Manuscript, no. 2877 ) and comparable inscriptions to the present one are on his manuscript of The Hours of Henry VII also in the British Library

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