{"id":86,"date":"2011-12-18T07:40:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T07:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/?p=86"},"modified":"2017-09-11T13:15:57","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T11:15:57","slug":"grimani-breviary-greatest-work-history-flemish-manuscript-illumination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/articles\/grimani-breviary-greatest-work-history-flemish-manuscript-illumination\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grimani Breviary: a monumental witness to the splendor of Flemish art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The <strong>Grimani Breviary<\/strong> is the most elaborate and arguably <\/em><span class=\"em\"><em>the greatest work in the history of <strong>Flemish illuminated manuscripts<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em>. Purchased by Cardinal Domenico Grimani by 1520 for the enormous sum of five hundred ducats, the <strong>Grimany Breviary<\/strong>\u00a0brought together the leading illuminators of the time, including the <strong>Master of James IV of Scotland<\/strong> (probably <strong>Gerard Horenbout<\/strong>), <strong>Alexander Bening<\/strong> (the Master of the First Prayer Book of Maximilian), the <strong>Master of the David Scenes in the Grimani Breviary<\/strong>, <strong>Simon Bening<\/strong> and <strong>Gerard David<\/strong>. More important, each of these artists created for this manuscript some of his most exquisite and original miniatures.<\/em> This is the way in which <em>Thomas Kren<\/em> of <strong>Getty Museum<\/strong>\u00a0has accurately described what is certainly <span class=\"em\">the most important and yet least researched <strong>Flemish illuminated manuscript<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>to ever be produced: the <strong>Grimani Breviary<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the tremendous quality and stunning detail of the manuscript, it remains a mystery to many as scholars have not been allowed to view and study the spectacular achievements in painting that characterize this masterpiece. Totaling an entirety of 1,662 pages, the <strong>Grimani Breviary<\/strong> is considered to be <span class=\"em\">a monumental witness to the splendor of<strong> Flemish art<\/strong><\/span> produced during the <strong>Renaissance<\/strong>. It truly illuminates this important period of history. Perhaps one of the most extraordinary features of this manuscript is the choice of motifs, which alternate between <strong>religious and lay themes<\/strong>. This manuscript, which contains 110 wonderful miniatures, was intended not only for use in the Church, but also in the private home as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facsimilefinder.com\/facsimiles\/the-grimani-breviary-facsimile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>In case you missed it: check out the beautiful gallery of the Grimani Breviary\u00a0and find out all the facsimile editions available on Facsimile Finder!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A Close Connection with the <em>Tr\u00e8s Riches Heures<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The <em><strong>Grimani Breviary<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0represents a pinnacle in the achievement of the <em>Master of James IV of Scotland<\/em>, whose miniatures are among the easiest to distinguish as a group [\u2026] The Master of James IV did not just copy from the hundred-year old calendar illuminations by the <strong>Limbourg brothers<\/strong> in the <a title=\"Les Tr\u00e8s Riches Heures of the Duke of Berry\" 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