02-12-2025, 05:42 AM
(01-12-2025, 10:57 PM)oshfdk wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.What seems interesting is that the painter didn't even attempt removing the paint at least in the empty area next to the root, where I think it would be trivial to wipe it off with a wet cloth? It looks like the painter didn't care, maybe the crude way the manuscript is painted is not due to the lack of skill, but due to the lack of enthusiasm?
Indeed, I think the Painter showed both a lack of skill (he probably did not work on the Heures de Berry) and little regard for the manuscript.
As for the stain in the blank area below the text, It seems to me that mopped up the ink there just as he did over the text. Whatever remained would have dried very quickly. Given that he had to leave the stain over the text area, it is not surprising that he left that lower part as well.
All the best, --stolfi