This lavishly illuminated book of hours was probably produced for galeotto pico della mirandola, prince of mirandola and count of concordia (d. 1499) and his wife, bianca d'este (as evidenced by their arms, painted into the border decoration on f. 13r), probably in northern italy in the decade before galeotto's death in 1499. The illuminations have been attributed to giovanni francesco maineri (fl. 1489–1506), who worked as a painter in ferrara for the este family before moving to mantua in 1489. The subjects of the full-page miniatures are the annunciation of the virgin in the top register; the lower register depicts the temptation of adam and eve. The incipit of the hours of the virgin is written in capitals on two scrolls attached to large candelabra. In the lower margin are the arms of galeotto i (at the left) and the arms of his wife, bianca d'este (at the right). Object Type: manuscript illumination. Date: between 1490 and 1499. Dimensions: 170 x 115 mm (text space: 105 x 65 mm). Medium: painting. Collection: British Library. The Mirandola Hours - The Annunciation (f. 13)
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