Grandes Heurs d'Anne de Bretagne
by BOURDICHON, Jean, Manuscript (Ms. lat. 9474), 300 x 195 mm (folio size)
The devotional picture on folio 46v shows the Flight into Egypt. It demonstrate the masterly talent of Bourdichon. In this monumental composition, the group of figures has been placed in the extreme foreground so that the margin even severs the legs of the saddled animal and the Virgin’s cloak. Framed by a blue rock recalling Leonardo da Vinci’s compositions, the apocryphal Miracle of the Corn is depicted in the background.