Nancy Cahuzac
Cagnac-Les-Mines, France
I paint illuminated manuscripts and miniatures using medieval tools and techniques.
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This Renaissance allegory of Music is taken from "Les Echecs Amoureux", a manuscripts illuminated by Robinet Testard in France, in the years 1496-1498. The woman hols a musical instrument called a psalterion. Homemade colors brewed from powdered pigments (medieval recipe) on goat parchment, highlighted with gold leaf.
- Subject Matter: Characters, Animals, Drop cap
- Collections: Drop caps
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