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Title:
April
Creator:
Herman, Jean, and Paul de Limbourg, painters
Description:
April, considered to mark the arrival of spring, was also associated with the beginning of new life and the renewal of hope. In the foreground, a couple exchange rings before two witnesses and two women pick flowers. In the background is the Duke's Chateau Dourdan. Above, Apollo directs his chariot between the symbols of Aries and Taurus.
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Rights:
Public domain
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:
Architecture- Secular
Astrology
Marriage
Nobility
Trés Riches Heures de Duc de Berry
Wedding Rings
Witnesses
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
15
Date:
ca. 1404
Related Work:
Trés Riches Heures
Current Location:
Paris, Musée Condé, MS 65, fol. 1v
Original Location:
Artistic Type (Category):
Digital images; Manuscript illuminations
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Vellum (parchment)
Donor:
Layman; Jean, Duke of Berry
Height/Width/Length(cm):
22.5cm/13.6cm/
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