I had a lot of fun painting this stag beetle for a special order. It is another illumination taken from the Grandes Heures d’Anne de Bretagne, a famous manuscripts depicting all kinds of herbs with small animals. The flowers ancient name is “Aubéfin”. Homemade medieval a tempera recipe for the colors, powdered gold on goat parchment mounted on wood. Sold.
- Subject Matter: Herbarium
- Collections: Great Hours of Anne of Brittany