The Limburg Brothers' Book of Hours

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Book of Hours
gptkbp:artwork Ink on parchment
Tempera
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:John,_Duke_of_Berry
gptkbp:contains Psalms
Prayers
Calendar
Hours of the Virgin
Office of the Dead
Litany
gptkbp:createdBy Limburg Brothers
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on book design
Influence on religious art
Influence on manuscript illumination
gptkbp:currentLocation The_Cloisters,_New_York_City
gptkbp:dimensions 30.5 cm x 21.5 cm
gptkbp:exhibits The Cloisters exhibition 2000
The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_exhibition_2016
gptkbp:features Vibrant colors
Gold leaf
Detailed illustrations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Example of early 15th-century manuscript production
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Limburg Brothers' Book of Hours
gptkbp:influenced Later illuminated manuscripts
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Medieval_Christianity
gptkbp:inspiration Graphic designers
Modern artists
Book illustrators
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:location gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkbp:medium gptkb:Illuminated_manuscript
gptkbp:notableArtists Herman Limburg
Johannes_Limburg
Paul_Limburg
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Christ
Festivals
Mythology
Nature
Saints
The Virgin Mary
Heaven and Hell
Daily life
Religious devotion
Miniatures
gptkbp:pageCount 206
gptkbp:style Gothic art
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1416-1419