Calendar: December (Hunting Wild Boar) 1416

"Calendar: December (Hunting Wild Boar)" is a miniature painting from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, created by the Limbourg brothers in 1416. It depicts a hunting scene in a forest, with a group of hunters and their dogs attacking a wild boar. The scene is set against a backdrop of a medieval castle and a detailed astronomical calendar at the top, demonstrating the importance of both the natural world and the cosmos in the lives of the elite in the 15th century. This iconic detail from the illuminated manuscript, now located in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, France, exemplifies the vibrant style of art and the intricate world of late medieval manuscripts.