CSPAN2 Book TV February 5, 2012
hours in our exhibition is one by a dutch artist, and it is open to illustrations of two of the saints to whom prayers would have been offered, in this case st. catherine of alexandria on the left and strt barbara on the right. and the unknown artest -- artist of this book of hours is referred to as one of the masters of the dark eyes because of the stylistic tendency to show, um, the faces with eyes heavily lined in dark colors to emphasize the eyes. and this is a style listic characteristic and shown in the individual portraits of the saints, each with her own attribute celebrating...
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