From the museum records
Collection briefs
Short factual notes on objects newly added to the index, assembled from museum catalogue records. For source-led essays, read the journal.
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From the collection: Gravlæggelsen
Discover Gravlæggelsen in the SMK — National Gallery of Denmark collection, through its recorded maker, date and materials.
29 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The small courier
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28 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: St. Jerome penitent in the wilderness
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27 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The Apocalyptic Woman
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26 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Eng. titel som i The Ill. Bartsch
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25 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Samson rending the lion
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24 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Four Angels Staying the Winds
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23 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The Beast with Two Horns like a Lamb
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22 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The Adoration of the Lamb
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21 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals
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20 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Four Avenging Angels of Euphrates
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19 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The Holy Family with three hares
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18 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The Flagellation
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17 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso)
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16 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The flagellation
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15 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The Bearing of the Cross
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14 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The sea monster
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13 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Madonna med Barnet
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12 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Madonna med Barnet
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11 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: The Adoration of the Kings
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10 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso)
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9 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Stained Glass Roundel with an Angel Holding a Scroll
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8 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Pyx
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7 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised Leaves)
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6 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text (verso)
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5 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Saint John the Evangelist
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4 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Cutting from a Gradual: Initial I with Departure of Tobias
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3 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Calendar Page with Peasant (verso)
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2 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
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1 October 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Saint Catherine with a Kneeling Male Donor
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30 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Half of a Pendant Reliquary Cross
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29 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Plaque with the Crucifixion
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28 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape Fishing (verso)
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27 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Relief Fragment
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26 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Monstrance with a Relic of Saint Sebastian
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25 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
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24 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven
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23 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Triptych: The Life of the Virgin
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22 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Pair of Stained Glass Panels with Male and Female Donor
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21 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Suit of Armor
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20 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew
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19 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Pyx Fragments with the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes
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18 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Dragon's Head
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17 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Plaque from a Portable Altar: Christ and the Apostles
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16 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Folding Shrine with the Virgin and Child
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15 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Plaque: The Virgin and Child with Angels
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14 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Arms of the Cistercian Order
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13 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Panels
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12 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Panel of Venus, “Pudica Type”
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11 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: String of Beads
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10 September 2026 · 2 min read
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From the collection: Plaque: The Crucifixion and Virgin and Child with Angels
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9 September 2026 · 2 min read
Close looking
Reading a Book of Hours
The Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux is smaller than a hand. Looking at it closely means thinking about who held it, when, and what she saw in its margins.
8 September 2026 · 6 min read
Object story
What a reliquary asks of its viewer
The Chasse of Champagnat is a small enamelled box that once held the remains of a saint. Its images were made to be seen by people who already believed in what was inside.
8 September 2026 · 6 min read
Material study
Gold ground: light in a Sienese panel
Duccio’s small Madonna and Child is built from wood, gesso, gold leaf and egg. Each material governs how the picture handles light.
8 September 2026 · 6 min read