July: Leo; the month of reaping crops
(c. 1475-1480)
folio 4 recto in The Wharncliffe Hours (c. 1475–80)
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
- Gallery location
- Not on display
About this work
Books of Hours were popular devotional manuscripts used in the late medieval period for personal prayer and meditation. The Wharncliffe Hours, named after its nineteenth-century owner, the first Earl of Wharncliffe, is recognised as one of the finest examples of French illumination. The creator of the Wharncliffe Hours, Maître François, headed one of the leading Parisian workshops for book production at this time. He worked for aristocratic patrons in the Loire region, as well as in Paris. François painted the main pictures in these pages around 1475–80, while one or more assistants executed the decoration of the borders.
Artwork Details
Felton Bequest, 1920
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest