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| Keywords: French - Youth Swinging from a Tree - Walters W8876R - Detail A.jpg In this charming image a young boy has climbed a tree and is swinging from one of its limbs This is an extremely rare depiction and it has nothing to do with the text it accompanies Psalm 5 a reading for the dead but is simply an opportunity for the artist to have fun The small size of the tree in comparison with the child focuses our attention on his antics inviting us to imagine ourselves as carefree ca 1300 Gothic parchment with ink and paint cm 11 7 accession number W 88 76R 81323 Henry Walters Baltimore after 1894 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters after 1894 Checkmate Medieval People at Play The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2010 place of origin French Flanders Walters Art Museum license 2D Walters MS W88 - Book of Hours Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Medieval miniatures of trees Psalm 5 | ||||
