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Book of Hours, Use of Rome (Hours of Étienne Thirion) Lyon, 1518; illuminator: Master of Bénigne Serre Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1945-65-14 This full-page miniature in this stunning Lyonnais Book of Hours shows the martyrdom of Saint John, the composition of which is based on Albrecht Dürer’s Apocalypse woodcut print from 1511.

Prayer Book Milan (?), ca. 1510 The Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 207 The radiant but somewhat childlike miniatures found in this beautiful Italian Book of Hours reflects the soft style championed by Leonardo da Vinci’s followers Marco d’Oggiono and Bernardino Luini in the region of Lombardia.