Grisaille Collection (#5)

Window N6 depicting a female donor (stained glass)
723345 Window N6 depicting a female donor (stained glass) by English School, (14th century); Church of St. Mary, Waterperry, Oxfordshire, UK; English, out of copyright

The Entrance into the Choir and the West Entrance, plate 20 from
STC92145 The Entrance into the Choir and the West Entrance, plate 20 from Westminster Abbey, engraved by J. Bluck (fl.1791-1831) pub

MS 11060-11061 The Virgin suckling the infant Jesus, French
STC67614 MS 11060-11061 The Virgin suckling the infant Jesus, French, from the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (vellum) by Hesdin, Jacquemart de (fl.1380-1411); Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique

Ms 659 fol. 221r Jacob van Artevelde leads a rebellion in Ghent against the counts of
HLK151265 Ms 659 fol.221r Jacob van Artevelde leads a rebellion in Ghent against the counts of Flanders in 1340, 1477 (vellum) by Master of Mary of Burgundy

Ms 659 f. 137 r. The Flemish defeat the French Army at the Battle of the Golden Spurs near
HLK151272 Ms 659 f.137 r. The Flemish defeat the French Army at the Battle of the Golden Spurs near Courtrai in 1302, 1477 (vellum) by Master of Mary of Burgundy

Ms 659 f. 255 r. The Battle of Crecy in 1346, 1477 (vellum)
HLK151271 Ms 659 f.255 r. The Battle of Crecy in 1346, 1477 (vellum) by Master of Mary of Burgundy, (fl.1469-83); By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester and the Trustees of the Holkham Estate;

Ms 659 f. 267 r. John II the Good taken prisoner by the English at the Battle of Poitiers
HLK151269 Ms 659 f.267 r. John II the Good taken prisoner by the English at the Battle of Poitiers, 1356 (vellum) by Master of Mary of Burgundy

Ms 659 f. 284r The French beating the Flemish at Westrozebeke in 1382, 1477 (vellum)
HLK151266 Ms 659 f.284r The French beating the Flemish at Westrozebeke in 1382, 1477 (vellum) by Master of Mary of Burgundy

Voyageurs, 1898 (oil on board)
5906982 Voyageurs, 1898 (oil on board) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); 47x62.2 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of James J

A Business Transaction: The Admiral Came in His Gig of State
823171 A Business Transaction: The Admiral Came in His Gig of State, (oil en grisaille on canvasboard) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); 51x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Business Transaction)

A Grisaille of a Coastal Scene with Figures (oil on panel)
808685 A Grisaille of a Coastal Scene with Figures (oil on panel) by Mooy, Cornelis Pietersz. de (c.1630-93); 36.8x48 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Dutch

The Drunkenness of Noah, detail from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, 1508-12 (fresco)
3529381 The Drunkenness of Noah, detail from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, 1508-12 (fresco) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Alinari Archives

Figure with unusual headgear and heraldic eagles (stained glass)
3501563 Figure with unusual headgear and heraldic eagles (stained glass) by English School, (14th century); All Saints Church, Icklingham, Suffolk

Windows depicting Christ in Majesty surrounded by Evangelist symbols (stained glass)
720389 Windows depicting Christ in Majesty surrounded by Evangelist symbols (stained glass) by English School, (13th century); Hereford Cathedral, Herefordshire, UK; English, out of copyright

Window n. II depicting St Peter? (stained glass)
720585 Window n.II depicting St Peter? (stained glass) by English School, (13th century); Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, UK; English, out of copyright

Alderman Thomas Harris (from Monument in the Mayors Chapel)
2832552 Alderman Thomas Harris (from Monument in the Mayors Chapel), 1828 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Flat stone on top of unknown tomb in the crypt of St Johns Church (w / c on paper)
2831884 Flat stone on top of unknown tomb in the crypt of St Johns Church (w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk, 1818 (pencil & grey wash on paper)
AGN356118 Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk, 1818 (pencil & grey wash on paper) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 16.5x28.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

At High Sea, 1884 (charcoal & white chalk on paper laid on board)
CH401125 At High Sea, 1884 (charcoal & white chalk on paper laid on board) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

The Music Lessson (black chalk & wash on paper)
CH401118 The Music Lessson (black chalk & wash on paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Ms 659 fol. 226r The Artevelde family. Street fighting in Ghent, 1477 (vellum)
HLK270533 Ms 659 fol.226r The Artevelde family. Street fighting in Ghent, 1477 (vellum) by Master of Mary of Burgundy, (fl.1469-83)

Plaque with the Bad Shepherd, 1537 (enamel on copper)
WLT218307 Plaque with the Bad Shepherd, 1537 (enamel on copper) by Reymond, Pierre (c.1513-p.1584); 13 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Design for a glass painting (pen and grey wash on paper)
BI160810 Design for a glass painting (pen and grey wash on paper) by Stimmer, Abel (1542-c.1606) (attr.to); 33.4x22 cm; The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Painting: Various Instruments (fresco)
XIR186961 Painting: Various Instruments (fresco) by Giorgione, (Giorgio da Castelfranco) (1476/8-1510); Casa Pellizzari, Castelfranco, Veneto, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

MS 11060-11061 John, Duc de Berry on his knees between St. Andrew and St
STC67613 MS 11060-11061 John, Duc de Berry on his knees between St. Andrew and St. John, French, from the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (vellum) by Hesdin

The Devils Own, 1812, 1908 (w / c on paper)
1772213 The Devils Own, 1812, 1908 (w/c on paper) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

A South Choir Window with Grisaille and the Prophets Jonah
1279298 A South Choir Window with Grisaille and the Prophets Jonah, Micah and Sophonias (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Eglise Saint Urbin, Troyes, France; (add.info.: Troyes)

St. Gregory, c. 1450-52 (fresco)
3703890 St. Gregory, c.1450-52 (fresco) by Pizzolo, Niccolo (c.1420-53); (add.info.: formerly in the Ovetari Chapel of the Church of the Eremitani, Padua)

Bust of Caesar Augustus, c. 1800 (oil on canvas)
829405 Bust of Caesar Augustus, c.1800 (oil on canvas) by Italian School; 62.5x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Copy of the bust in the museum at Raxa Augustus (63 BC - 14 AD)

Scenes from Romeo and Juliet: The Tomb (V, III), 1882 (gouache, en grisaille)
827148 Scenes from Romeo and Juliet: The Tomb (V, III), 1882 (gouache, en grisaille) by Dicksee, Frank (1853-1928); 31.1x43.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from Romeo and Juliet)

Saint Elias of Jerusalem and Saint Anthony Abbot (fresco)
3469958 Saint Elias of Jerusalem and Saint Anthony Abbot (fresco) by Padova, Antonio da (16th century); Church of St. Rok, Draguc, Croatia; eMark Edward Smith; Croatian, out of copyright

Odalisque in Grisaille, c. 1824-34 (oil on canvas)
3493192 Odalisque in Grisaille, c.1824-34 (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 83.2 x 109.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Tomb of Abbot David 4th, in Bristol Cathedral (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831358 Tomb of Abbot David 4th, in Bristol Cathedral (pencil & w/c on paper) by Homes, Marcus H. (1803-1854); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Youths head in profile, looking down (black chalk & charcoal on paper)
CTS413017 Youths head in profile, looking down (black chalk & charcoal on paper) by Garbieri, Lorenzo (Il Nipote) (1580-1654); 27.1x22.5 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Window n. II depicting Moses; Pharaohs army drowns in the Red Sea (stained glass)
720586 Window n.II depicting Moses; Pharaohs army drowns in the Red Sea (stained glass) by English School, (13th century); Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, UK; English, out of copyright

Window n1 depicting scenes from the Life of Saint Radegonde (stained glass)
721777 Window n1 depicting scenes from the Life of Saint Radegonde (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Church of St. Radegonde, Poitiers, France; French, out of copyright

Window n. II depicting the north eastern window with reset panels (stained glass)
720584 Window n.II depicting the north eastern window with reset panels (stained glass) by English School; Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire, UK; English, out of copyright

Window n1 depicting Saint Radegonde: Andereduss child is healed by lying on Ste
721773 Window n1 depicting Saint Radegonde: Andereduss child is healed by lying on Ste Radegondes hair shirt; the saint revives a sick child (stained glass) by French School

Allegory of the Education of Louis XV, c. 1756 (oil on canvas)
ALM403360 Allegory of the Education of Louis XV, c.1756 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 63.8x42.5 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

How Order No. 6 went through, or The Vision (oil on canvas)
PHD30311 How Order No. 6 went through, or The Vision (oil on canvas) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Private Collection, New York, USA); American, out of copyright

Star of Bethlehem
HTL226378 Star of Bethlehem by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Private Collection; By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll; English, out of copyright

The Devils Own, 1908 (w / c on paper)
NAM280916 The Devils Own, 1908 (w/c on paper) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment at the Siege of Badajoz

Ms 659 f. 195. Queen Isabella (1292-1358) of France and her son Edward III (1312-77
HLK151274 Ms 659 f.195. Queen Isabella (1292-1358) of France and her son Edward III (1312-77) are welcomed in Oxford in 1326, 1477 (vellum) by Master of Mary of Burgundy

Ms 659 f. 282r Louis, Count of Flanders and the town of Bruges are defeated by Filips van
HLK151275 Ms 659 f.282r Louis, Count of Flanders and the town of Bruges are defeated by Filips van Artefelde and the people of Ghent at the Battle of Bevenhoutsveld in 1382

Ms Lat. Q. v. I. 126 f. 100 The Kiss of Judas, from the Book of Hours of Louis d
XJL197059 Ms Lat. Q.v.I.126 f.100 The Kiss of Judas, from the Book of Hours of Louis d Orleans, 1469 (vellum) by Colombe, Jean (c.1430-c.93); total:225x155 cm; National Library, St

A Title Page for "The Grave", 1806 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
5854527 A Title Page for " The Grave", 1806 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 23.8x20 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Marriage of the Virgin, 1486-90 (fresco)
5054038 Marriage of the Virgin, 1486-90 (fresco) by Ghirlandaio, Domenico (Domenico Bigordi) (1449-94); width: 450 cm; Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy; PicturesNow/UIG; Italian, out of copyright

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Grisaille, a technique dating back to the 14th century, is an art form that utilizes shades of gray to create stunning monochromatic masterpieces. This captivating method has been employed by numerous artists throughout history, leaving behind a legacy of breathtaking works. One such example is "The Garden of Earthly Delights" painted between 1490-1500 by Hieronymus Bosch. In this triptych masterpiece, grisaille is used to depict intricate details and textures in the fantastical scenes, transporting viewers into a world filled with surrealism and symbolism. Another remarkable use can be seen in the drapery study for a kneeling figure in Profil Perdu to the right. The delicate shading and meticulous attention to folds and creases bring depth and realism to this piece. Moving forward in time, we encounter Emperor Franz Joseph I with Empress Elisabeth and their children captured around 1860 by an anonymous artist. Grisaille adds elegance and sophistication to this royal portrait as it emphasizes the regal attire worn by each family member. It also found its way into literary portraits during the early 19th century. John Milton, William Shakespeare, Homer, and Alexander Pope were all immortalized using tempera on canvas techniques. The grayscale palette enhances their iconic features while paying homage to their literary contributions. Intriguingly enough, even historical events have been depicted using grisaille. The Battle of Badajoz from 1812 showcases soldiers engaged in fierce combat against a backdrop rendered solely in shades of gray. This choice intensifies the drama unfolding on canvas while highlighting every detail within the chaotic scene. Not limited only to paintings or portraits but extending its reach beyond traditional boundaries; grisaille was incorporated into architectural elements as well. An exterior panel from "The Legend of St. George, " created around 1500-10 displays intricately detailed figures brought forth through skillful manipulation of gray tones.