Book of Hours of Étienne Chevalier
by FOUQUET, Jean, Manuscript (Ms. 71), 201 x 148 mm
The present miniature depicts the Coronation of the Virgin from the Book of Hours of �tienne Chevalier. The setting is a lavishly decorated palace hall before a monumental triple throne. For the miniature Fouquet chose seven colours, which are distributed such that the viewer’s gaze focuses on the Trinity and the Virgin.