Keywords: French - Catching Butterflies - Walters W10927V - Detail A.jpg In this lovely marginal image two fashionably dressed ladies set off on an outing The net held by one of them indicates that they are chasing butterflies but the artist does not depict the prize they seek He leaves it to us to imagine the rest of their day-the fun of chasing and catching butterflies is ours late Other date century 13 parchment with ink paint and gold cm 18 12 accession number W 109 27V 5292 Created for use at Saint-BĂ©nigne Dijon diocese of Langres late 13th century 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 Dijon France Walters Art Museum license 2D Butterfly nets in art Walters MS W109 |