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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 1409 and finished 70 years later by Jean Colombe. A woman and the zodiac. MS 65-1284 fol.14 verso.
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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 1...

Christ before Pontius Pilatus. From "Les tres belles heures de Jean de Berry", a book of prayers with miniatures, written and painted for Jean, Duke de Berry, brother of the French King Charles V (1410-1420).
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Christ before Pontius Pilatus. From "Les tres belles heures de Jean de...

Duc Jean de Berry quitte son chateau pour un voyage - Duke Jean de Berry leaves his castle for a voyage. Page appended to the "Petits heures" prayer book of Duke Jean de Berry (1340-1416) MS Lat.18014,fol.288 verso.
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Duc Jean de Berry quitte son chateau pour un voyage - Duke Jean de Berry leave...

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 1409 and finished 70 years later by Jean Colombe.Paradise:The serpent hands Eve the apple;Eve gives the apple to Adam;God's reproach; Adam and Eve are expulsed by the angel.
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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 14...

The fall of the rebellious angels.Angels seated in stalls, as in the choir of a church;warrior-angels with amour and helmets;God father.
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The fall of the rebellious angels.Angels seated in stalls, as in the choir...

Purgatory.The mass of the damned is crowded in a river leading to hell; the good are elevated to heaven by angels.
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Purgatory.The mass of the damned is crowded in a river leading to hell; t...

Hell.Golden devils agitate bellows;tiny sinners are roasting in hellfire;some of them with the tonsure of monks;more damned drop into hell in the background.
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Hell.Golden devils agitate bellows;tiny sinners are roasting in hellfire;som...

Scenes from the life of Christ:Nativity.Seraphim carry the infant Jesus;Saint Mary and Joseph adore the child;shepherds come with their flock.
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Scenes from the life of Christ:Nativity.Seraphim carry the infant Jesus;S...

Scenes from the life of Christ:The annunciation to the shepherds.
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Scenes from the life of Christ:The annunciation to the shepherds.

Scenes from the life of Christ:The three magi,or three kings,meet at one of the signposts put up by French King Charles V to guide pilgrims on their way from Paris to St.Denis.In the background Notre-Dame church and Sainte Chapelle in Paris.
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Scenes from the life of Christ:The three magi,or three kings,meet at one of the...

Scenes from the life of Christ: The adoration of the Three Magi.In the background the cathedral of Bourges and the tower belonging to the Dukes of Berry.
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Scenes from the life of Christ: The adoration of the Three Magi.In the backgr...

Scenes from the life of Christ:Saint Mary and Joseph present the infant Jesus to the high priest.
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Scenes from the life of Christ:Saint Mary and Joseph present the infant Jesus...