The Primer of Claude of France
Prayers for Mass
Texts and Images
Prayers for Mass with images of Mary and Joseph, the Nativity, and the Story of Salvation
Joseph seeks Mary’s forgiveness; Joseph and Mary denied lodging in Bethlehem; Nativity
The ochre-coloured clothing of the man refusing Mary and Joseph lodging, in the lower right scene, was painted with ‘artificial orpiment’, an unusual pigment which the artist utilised alongside the more common lead-tin yellow.