Page from a Manuscript, A historiated initial depicting the miracle of two fish and five loaves and a decorated border., c 1470-1474
Scope and Contents
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.CREM.0111; Public Notes: Graduals and antiphonals created in collaboration with Liberale da Verona and Venturino Mercanti da Milano.
Dates
- Creation: c 1470-1474
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Subjects: Miracles; New Testament; Religious Subjects; Music Scores; Music; Jesus Christ; Biblical Scenes; Miracle of Two Fish and Five Loaves; Life of Christ; Illuminated Manuscripts; Miniatures; Manuscripts; School: Cremona; Venetian; Ferrara; Style period: Early Renaissance; Technique: illumination; Work type: paintings
Full Extent
1 Items ; Image height (in.): 10.2; Image width (in.): 7.7
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
Medium: pigment; Physical condition: slight curl, yellowed; Print type: black and white; Support: vellum (parchment)
General
Artist Status: Confirmed
Source
- Liberia Piccolomini, Cattedrale, Siena, Italy (Repository, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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