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Boethius Discusses Music with a Group of Men
Creator
Virgil MasterFrench Illuminator · 1380–1420
All works by this person →The Virgil Master worked at the court of Jean, duc de Berry from the 1390s to the 1410s, and Jean owned at least six of the manuscripts the artist illuminated. Jean de Berry's treasurer, Jacques Courau, also commissioned several books from the Virgil Master including copies of *Bucolics and Aeneid,* by the poet Virgil, after whom the artist is named. The Virgil Master collaborated with some of the
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- about 1405
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
In this miniature, which introduces Boethius's text on music, the philosopher sits on a large wooden throne on the right instructing four bearded men about music. The circular gold diagram that seems to hover at the center of the scene displays tonal intervals. The lesson takes place in a grassy field where Boethius's four students sit on rocks; however, the background is filled with an intricate gold pattern set on a rich red surface.
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