id:			164432
accession number:	2005.55
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2005.55
updated:		2025-06-19 11:03:57.836000

Leaf Excised from a Breviary of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York: The Martyrdom of Saint Denis, c. 1467–70. Simon Marmion (French, 1420s-1489). Tempera on vellum; sheet: 15.2 x 11.2 cm (6 x 4 7/16 in.); framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2005.55

title:				Leaf Excised from a Breviary of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York: The Martyrdom of Saint Denis
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creation date:			c. 1467–70
creation date earliest:		1462
creation date latest:		1475
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France, Valenciennes, 15th century
technique:	tempera on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

* Simon Marmion (French, 1420s-1489)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 15.2 x 11.2 cm (6 x 4 7/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
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	inscription:	Recto (none); 
verso (27 lines of written text in textura)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).

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

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"', 'opening_date': '2007-05-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 115): December 16, 2013 - December 8, 2014.', 'opening_date': '2013-12-16T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1467-77)
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	Rappaport, Rome (to 1930)
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	Robert Lehman (1891-1969)
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 222-223, no. 82
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	Gertsman, Elina, and Stephen N. Fliegel. Collectors, Commissioners, Curators: Studies in Medieval Art for Stephen N. Fliegel. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter ; [Kalamazoo, Michigan] : Medieval Institute Publications, 2023.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 215, reproduced: p. 218, figs. 11.3 and 11.4.
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	Fliegel, Stephen N., "A Masterpiece in Miniature", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 46 no. 10, December 2006
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 5
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2006-10/page/4

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IMAGES

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