id:			129978
accession number:	1952.4
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.4
updated:		2023-08-23 21:02:32.049000

Leaf from the Hours of Duke Louis of Savoy: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, mid-1400s. France, Savoy(?), 15th century. Tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: 11.2 x 8.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.4

title:				Leaf from the Hours of Duke Louis of Savoy: Saints Nereus and Achilleus
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creation date:			mid-1400s
creation date earliest:		1430
creation date latest:		1470
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	France, Savoy(?), 15th century
technique:	tempera and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 11.2 x 8.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
An estimated 82 folios is still missing from the original manuscript, the bulk of which is preserved in Paris.

digital description:
Once part of a book of hours made for Louis, Duke of Savoy and Prince of Piedmont (1413–1465), this miniature depicts two Roman martyrs of the early church, Nereus and Achilleus, shown in the center. Their feast day was jointly honored on May 12, suggesting this leaf comes from the Suffrages, a customizable section of a book of hours containing prayers to particular saints. On the left we see the saints being asked to worship idols, which they refuse. They are then burned at the stake and beheaded. On the right we see their burial at the top and the transfer of their relics to a new location below. Some sections this book are currently preserved in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.

wall description:
Once illustrating a book of hours made for Louis, Duke of Savoy and Prince of Piedmont (1413–65), this miniature depicts two Roman martyrs of the early church, Nereus and Achilleus. Their feast day was jointly honored on May 12 suggesting this illustration comes from the Suffrages. The remainder of this book of hours is currently preserved in the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris. Louis is noted in history for receiving the famous Shroud of Turin from Margaret de Charny in 1453. The shroud was held by the House of Savoy before being bequeathed to the Holy See in 1983.
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