Master of the Dresden Prayer Book

Flemish Illuminator · 1480–1515

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The anonymous illuminator known as the Master of the Dresden Prayer Book was a painter of tremendous originality. Named after a book of hours now in Dresden, he worked in Bruges from around 1465 until about 1515. At a time when artists favored elaborate costumes and contrived postures, this illuminator gave his figures a sweeter, more innocent quality. He had an uncanny ability to locate the humor

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David and Goliath

David and Goliath

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Decorated Initial D

Decorated Initial D

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial A: Saint Adrian

Initial A: Saint Adrian

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial B: Saint Nicholas

Initial B: Saint Nicholas

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial E: Saint Sebastian

Initial E: Saint Sebastian

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial G: Mary Magdalene

Initial G: Mary Magdalene

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial G: Saint Barbara

Initial G: Saint Barbara

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial G: Saint Catherine

Initial G: Saint Catherine

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial G: Saint George and the Dragon

Initial G: Saint George and the Dragon

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial G: Saint Margaret

Initial G: Saint Margaret

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial I: Saint John on Patmos

Initial I: Saint John on Patmos

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial I: Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Initial I: Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial I: Saint Luke

Initial I: Saint Luke

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial I: Saint Mark

Initial I: Saint Mark

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial I: Saint Matthew

Initial I: Saint Matthew

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial J: Saint John the Evangelist

Initial J: Saint John the Evangelist

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial O: Madonna of Humility

Initial O: Madonna of Humility

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial O: Saint Anthony Abbot

Initial O: Saint Anthony Abbot

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial O: Saint Christopher

Initial O: Saint Christopher

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial O: Saint Gregory

Initial O: Saint Gregory

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial O: Saint James the Greater

Initial O: Saint James the Greater

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial P: Saint Peter and the Conversion of Saint Paul

Initial P: Saint Peter and the Conversion of Saint Paul

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

Initial S: The Stigmatization of Saint Francis

Initial S: The Stigmatization of Saint Francis

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Adoration of the Magi

The Adoration of the Magi

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Annunciation

The Annunciation

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Flight into Egypt

The Flight into Egypt

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Massacre of the Innocents

The Massacre of the Innocents

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Nativity

The Nativity

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Presentation in the Temple

The Presentation in the Temple

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Temperate and the Intemperate

The Temperate and the Intemperate

Getty Museum · about 1475–1480

The Three Living and the Three Dead

The Three Living and the Three Dead

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?

The Visitation

The Visitation

Getty Museum · about 1480–1485 ?