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Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A book page with a colorful illustration on the left and text on the right; the illustration shows the Nativity scene with Mary wearing blue and Joseph wearing pink, surrounded by a floral border; the right page has a decorative border and several lines of black, red, and faded text. The illustration is in an arched shape. The border on both pages consists of colorful flowers and leaves. The right page's image is faded, with some red text and black decorative text. The artist is unknown. The title of the artwork is 'Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso)'.

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900 × 592 px
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