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"Calling the hunt" (December)

Limbourg brothers and Barthélémy d'Eyckenv. 1411 - env. 1485

Château de Chantilly

Château de Chantilly
Chantilly, France

December, in the calendar the Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry Paris and Bourges, "Calling the hunt"

The sun's chariot crosses the sky from Sagittarius to Capricorn. Three valets belonging to a hunting party has just captured a boar at the end of a chase that has visibly exhausted them. One is calling on a horn, announcing the kill. The dogs, retained more or less by pikemen, are falling on the animal and killing it. Behind the forest with yellowing foliage, the square towers and dungeon of the château de Vincennes stand out.

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  • Title: "Calling the hunt" (December)
  • Creator: Limbourg brothers, Barthélémy d'Eyck
  • Date Created: env. 1411 - env. 1485
  • Physical Dimensions: w210 x h290 mm
  • Type: Document
  • Rights: (c)RMN GrandPalais / Michel Urtado Institut de France, Domaine de Chantilly, Bibliothèque et archives du château de Chantilly, Cabinet des Livres.
  • Medium: Illuminated manuscript on vellum (ink, pigments, and gold)
Château de Chantilly

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