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The Portuguese Embassy
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Master of the Soane JosephusFlemish Illuminator · 1475–1485
All works by this person →The Master of the Soane Josephus is named for the illuminations of a copy of a text by the Roman author Josephus, now owned by the Sir John Soane's Museum in London. The artist regularly contributed miniatures to deluxe copies of large secular volumes in the years around 1480. The Master of the Soane Josephus employed a bright and varied palette, fluid brushwork, and typically executed figures wit
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- about 1480–1483
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink
- Culture
- Flemish
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
On the porch at the left, a Portuguese diplomat accepts a golden cup, a gift from Richard II of England. The presentation of the gift signified that Richard had agreed to support Portugal in its war efforts. On the right, inside a building, the Portuguese delegation arrives home to recount its success with the English. The king of Portugal sits beneath a cloth canopy greeting his ambassador. The strong vertical pillar of the building both divides the miniature into two distinct scenes and helps to inform the viewer that the two events are separated in time and place.
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