Title: Manuscript Leaf with the Pièta, from a Book of Hours
Object type: Book of Hours; Manuscript leaf
Date: last quarter 15th century
Culture: North French
Medium: Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment
Dimensions: Overall: 5 9/16 x 3 15/16 in. (14.1 x 10 cm)
Illumination: 5 1/16 x 3 3/8 in. (12.8 x 8.6 cm)
Study mat size: 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Owls, term: Camels, term: Cats, term: Dogs, term: Elephants, term: Lions, term: Christ, term: Virgin Mary, term: Lamentation