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Magi & Herod, Ingeborg Psalter. The Ingeborg Psalter is a late 12th century illuminated psalter now housed in the Musée Condé of Chantilly, France. It was created about 1195 in northern France for Ingeborg of Denmark, wife of King Philip II of France.
Ingeborg's brother Knud VI agreed only to a dowry of 10.000 silver marks. Marriage had been negotiated through Philip's adviser Bernard of Vincennes and Guillaume, the abbot of the Danish monastery of Æbelholt. A page from the psalter of Ingeborg of Denmark Her defence. Pope Celestine defended the Queen, but was able to do little for her.
Description. This is a facsimile of a psalter (a devotional book for laypeople) that belonged to Ingeborg of Denmark. The original dates to around 1195, a few years after the start of her tumultuous marriage with Phillip II of France. The psalter contains a calendar for tracking feast days, several full-page illuminations, and the text of the ...
The calendar in this psalter features notes on the deaths of those close to Ingeborg of Denmark (1175-1236), Queen of France and second wife of Philippe Auguste. It mentions the king’s victory at the battle of Bouvines on 27 July 1214.
Jan 18, 2024 · The style of the Master of the Ingeborg Psalter represents a turning point in the history of European painting, when artists left behind abstract and highly stylized forms in favor of a more naturalistic representation of the visible world.
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Psalter; after 1205; Master of the Ingeborg Psalter (French, active about 1195 - about 1210); Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink; Leaf: 31 × 21.9 cm (12 3/16 × 8 5/8 in.); Ms. 66 (99.MK.48) The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
The Ingeborg Psalter is a late 12th century illuminated psalter now housed in the Musée Condé of Chantilly, France.