id:			160212
accession number:	1998.124
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.124
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Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht), c. 1460–1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; binding:  brown Morocco over original wooden boards; overall: 5.9 x 11.6 cm (2 5/16 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Milton B. Freudenheim in memory of his wife, Elizabeth Ege Freudenheim 1998.124

title:				Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht)
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creation date:			c. 1460–1465
creation date earliest:		1460
creation date latest:		1465
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creditline:			Gift of Milton B. Freudenheim in memory of his wife, Elizabeth Ege Freudenheim
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culture:	Netherlands, Utrecht, 15th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; binding:  brown Morocco over original wooden boards
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Bound Volume
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CREATORS

* Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish)  - artist

* Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 5.9 x 11.6 cm (2 5/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   2010-11-06T00:00:00
	<i>The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).

	title:		The Netherlandish Miniature, 1260-1550 (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115
	opening date:   2013-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>The Netherlandish Miniature, 1260-1550 (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2013-December 8, 2014).

	title:		Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
	opening date:   2019-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1981).', 'opening_date': '1981-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>The Golden Age of Dutch Manuscript Painting</em>, Rijksmuseum het Catharijnconvent, Utrecht, The Netherlands, (December 10, 1989 - February 11, 1990); Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, NY (March 1 - May 6, 1990).', 'opening_date': '1990-03-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Scriptorium: The Illuminated Book in Medieval Art</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 5, 1991-February 2, 1992).', 'opening_date': '1991-11-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Landscape in Detail</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 10-Nov. 3, 1996).', 'opening_date': '1996-09-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 115), </em>The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 16, 2013 - December 8, 2014).', 'opening_date': '2013-12-16T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Henry-Auguste Brölemann (1775-1854), by inheritance to his great grandaughter, Etienne Mallet
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	Mme Etienne Mallet (1853-1929)
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	[Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 4–5 May 1926, lot 69]
	date: 4–5 May 1926
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	William Randolph Hearst (1863–1951), Beverly Hills, CA
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	[Sale: Gimbel Bros and Hammer Galleries, New York, NY, 1941, no. 480-4]
	date: 1941
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	Otto Frederic Ege (1888–1951), Cleveland, OH, by descent to his widow Louise Hedwig Lange Ege
	date: -1951
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	Louise Hedwig Lange Ege (1892-1970), Cleveland, OH, by inheritance to her daughter, Elizabeth Freudenheim Ege
	date: 1951-1970
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	Elizabeth Jane Freudenheim Ege (c.1926–1996), Cleveland, OH, by inheritance to her husband Milton B. Freudenheim
	date: 1970-1996
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	Milton B. Freudenheim (1927– ), New York, NY, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1996-1998
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1998-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Sotheby's (Firm).<em> Illuminated Manuscripts and Fine Printed Horae</em>. 1926.
	page number: 	lot 69
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	Marrow, James H., H. L. M. Defoer, Anna Sophia Korteweg, and Wilhelmina C. M. Wüstefeld.<em> The Golden Age of Dutch Manuscript Painting</em>. Stuttgart: Belser Verlag, 1989.
	page number: 	cat. no. 66, pp. 212-13
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Acquires Major New Sculpture, Rare Chinese Prints, Contemporary Prints, Drawings &amp; Photographs,” October 30, 1998, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4215

	"La Chronique des Arts. Principales Acquisitions des Musées en 1998," <em>Gazette des Beaux-Arts</em> 133 (1999).
	page number: 	fig. 172, p. 45
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	Fliegel, Stephen N., and Stephen N. Fliegel.<em> A Higher Contemplation: Sacred Meaning in the Christian Art of the Middle Ages</em>. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2012.
	page number: 	p 39, fig 31
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