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Exploring the Spitzer Hours: A coveted Masterpiece from Flanders
A closer look with Dr. Bodo Brinkmann The Spitzer Hours, a masterpiece of 16th century Flemish illumination, is a remarkably luxurious prayerbook made for a fashionable, wealthy patron. Dr. Bodo Brinkmann, curator of Old Master Paintings at the Kunstmuseum Basel, offers fascinating insights on the artwork and the origins of this beautiful book. The ‘Spitzer Hours’. Book of Hours for the use of Rome. Manuscript in Latin on vellum, illuminated by the Master of the David Scenes in the Grimani Breviary, the Master of the Prayerbooks of around 1500, the Master of Add. 15677 and a hand from the circle of the Master of James IV of Scotland. Flanders, Bruges, c. 1520. -
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The Spitzer Hours: Digital Surrogate
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The Hachette Hours: Digital Surrogate
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The Roman d'Alexandre: Digital Surrogate
