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The Visitation

The Giac Masterc.1405 - 1415

Royal Ontario Museum

Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto, Canada

The Visitation (Detail, folio 26 recto) from The Book of Hours of Jeanne du Peschin, Dame de Giac (ca. 1364-66—after 1419), wife of Louis de Giac (ca. 1360-died after 1396? /1405?), chancellor of France.
The artist, the Giac Master, was French, born probably in Troyes and active probably in Avignon, in the Auvergne, Troyes, Paris, and Angers.

Details

  • Title: The Visitation
  • Creator: The Giac Master
  • Creator Nationality: French
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date: c.1405 - 1415
  • Location: Auvergne or possibly Paris, France
  • Physical Dimensions: w146 cm
  • Provenance: From the Collection of Viscount and Viscountess Lee of Fareham, given in trust by the Massey Foundation to the Royal Ontario Museum
  • Type: Manuscripts
  • Rights: Royal Ontario Museum
  • Length: 197
  • Accession Number: 997.158.14

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