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Creusa Receiving the Burning Jewelry from Medea
Creator
Boucicaut MasterFrench Illuminator · 1390–1430
All works by this person →In the early 1400s, the Boucicaut Master was the leading master of manuscript illumination in Paris and one of the most influential artists working in the International style in northern Europe. The Boucicaut Master appears to have supervised a talented team of artists who produced manuscripts commissioned by the king of France, high-ranking aristocrats, and the wealthy bourgeoisie. He probably al
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- about 1413–1415
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Clothed in a rich red gown trimmed with ermine fur, Creusa, daughter of the king of Corinth, reaches out her right hand to touch the jewels that will kill her. Smiling graciously and unaware, she accepts wedding gifts dipped in a magical potion that would burn when touched, as indicated by the flames leaping from the open casket on the right. The gift-givers, sons of Jason and Medea, transmit Medea's intentions toward the new bride-to-be of her former husband.
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