- Period
- Gothic
- Date
- ca. 1360–1380
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 479575
Brazen Sea, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra
Unknown maker, ca. 1360–1380
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Cloisters Collection, 2011 · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- ca. 1360–1380
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, iron-gall ink and gold on vellum
- Dimensions
- 16 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (41.9 x 24.8 cm) Mat: 22 × 16 in. (55.9 × 40.6 cm)
- Period
- Gothic
The record
Why it matters
Brazen Sea, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra, dated ca. 1360–1380, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Opaque watercolor, iron-gall ink and gold on vellum. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are 16 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (41.9 x 24.8 cm) Mat: 22 × 16 in. (55.9 × 40.6 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.