Miniature from a manuscript of Ovid's Heroides (fragment).

France, circa 1500.

1 item : parchment ; 167 x 132 mm

Attributed to the workshop of Jean Pichore.

Purchased from the Estate of Stephen John Keynes on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2019.

This material is open for research.

Manuscript fragment, on parchment, mounted on wood, probably from a manuscript of Ovid's Heroides. The image depicts five figures dressed in white, including a woman hanged from an almond tree in the background (Phyllis) and a seated woman writing.

October 04, 2019

Miniature from a Manuscript of Ovid's Heroides (Fragment). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Miniature from a Manuscript of Ovid's Heroides (Fragment). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.