description Turin-Milan Hours Overview
The Turin-Milan Hours is a richly illuminated devotional manuscript whose complex production began around 1380 for Jean, Duke of Berry, and continued in several campaigns during the early 15th century. Its surviving leaves are divided among collections, while portions formerly kept in Turin were destroyed by fire in 1904. Several innovative miniatures have been attributed to artists associated with Jan van Eyck, although their precise authorship remains debated.
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Why is the Turin-Milan Hours split between different collections?
The manuscript had a complicated production history and was later divided into separate portions. Surviving leaves are held in Turin, Paris, and other collections, while the Milan section was eventually reunited with material in Turin.
What was lost in the 1904 Turin library fire?
A major section of the manuscript kept in Turin was destroyed in the fire at the National University Library. Earlier black-and-white photographs preserve evidence of those lost miniatures but cannot reproduce their original color.
Did Jan van Eyck paint the Turin-Milan Hours?
Some miniatures have been attributed to an unidentified artist called Hand G, whose handling of light and landscape resembles early Netherlandish painting associated with Jan van Eyck. The identification with Jan himself remains debated rather than securely documented.
Why did the Turin-Milan Hours take decades to complete?
Work began for Jean, Duke of Berry, around 1380 and continued through several campaigns under later owners. Different scribes and painters therefore contributed styles spanning late French Gothic and early Netherlandish art.
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