The Art of Illumination

Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry, 1405–1408/9. Herman, Paul, and Jean de Limbourg (Franco-Netherlandish, active in France by 1399–1416). French; Made in Paris. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum; 9 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (23.8 x 16.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Cloisters Collection, 1954 (54.1.1).

Whitsunday Mass
Celebration of Pentecost Mass, Folio 202r

As the priest breaks the Eucharist above the chalice, a worshipper clasps his hands in prayer. Above, the dove of the Holy Spirit descends in rays of red from a celestial disc.