id: 162143 accession number: 2001.76 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.76 updated: 2023-04-23 11:16:01.794000 The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; overall: 15.9 x 11.6 cm (6 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2001.76 title: The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1420–30 creation date earliest: 1420 creation date latest: 1430 current location: 115 Manuscripts & Textiles creditline: The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection copyright: --- culture: France, Metz, 15th century technique: ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations type: Manuscript find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) - artist * Workshop - artist --- measurements: Overall: 15.9 x 11.6 cm (6 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations opening date: 1999-12-19T00:00:00 The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 1999-February 27, 2000). title: Illuminated Manuscripts opening date: 2004-10-10T00:00:00 Illuminated Manuscripts. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005). title: The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection opening date: 2010-11-06T00:00:00 The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011). title: The Medieval Top Seller: The Book of Hours (Gallery 115 rotation) opening date: 2022-08-26T04:00:00 The Medieval Top Seller: The Book of Hours (Gallery 115 rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26, 2022-July 30, 2023). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA, 19 December 1999 - 27 February 2000, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations, cat. 34, illus. p. 40. * The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts" * Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections" --- PROVENANCE Jehan de Poncy (d. 1605) and his wife, Marguerite date: before 1539 - after 1541 footnotes: citations: Bartlett Gurney (1756-1803), Norwich, England, bequeathed to his aunt Catherine Gurney date: footnotes: citations: Catherine Gurney (1776–1850), Norwich, England, gifted to Rev. Edward Edwards date: -1808 footnotes: citations: Rev. Edward Edwards (1766-1849), Lynn, Norfolk, bequeathed to his godson William Hay Gurney, nephew of Catherine Gurney date: footnotes: citations: William Hay Gurney (1827-1898), North Princeton date: footnotes: citations: Sale: Christie's New York, April 7, 1978, Lot 226 date: footnotes: citations: [Bruce Ferrini (1950-2010), Akron, OH, sold to Jeanne Miles Blackburn] date: footnotes: citations: Ms. Jeanne Miles Blackburn, Maitland, Fl, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: -2001 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2001- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Mostly used by women, books of hours are estimated to have been owned by every fourth household at the height of their popularity. digital description: wall description: This leaf survives from what must have been an extraordinarily rich book of hours. The elaborate Passion cycle and Suffrages point to an important patron. Internal evidence within the original calendar and texts indicates that Metz was the probable place of production. Stylistically, the illuminations appear to come from the workshop of Henri d’Orquevaulx, a documented Metz manuscript painter. Compositionally, structurally, and stylistically, the miniatures suggest strong links to Netherlandish illumination. It is not known whether d’Orquevaulx came originally from the Netherlands or whether he simply worked or trained there at some point in his career. --- RELATED WORKS id: 169741 Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420-30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2011.57 relationship: id: 160817 Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 1999.129 relationship: id: 160816 Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 1999.128 relationship: id: 162142 The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.6 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2001.75 relationship: id: 162536 The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2003.172 relationship: --- CITATIONS Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. Printed Books and Manuscripts Including an Important Manuscript Map of Southeastern North America, 1721. 1978. page number: Lot 226 url: Fliegel, Stephen N. The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. page number: Mentioned: p. 37; Reproduced: p. 40, cat. no. 34 url: https://archive.org/details/BlackburnIlluminations/page/n49 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2001.76/2001.76_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2001.76/2001.76_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2001.76/2001.76_full.tif