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Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook
The Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook

Description

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook is an internationally celebrated Manuscript cutting with tempera and gold leaf, with rounded gothica textualis inscriptions in black ink, ruled in red, on parchment created by Martino di Bartolomeo di Biagio (1394/95). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Dimensions

23.5 × 19.2 cm (9 5/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

Movement / Period

medieval

Accession No

10927

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Italian (Siena) Martino di Bartolomeo (Italian, 1389-1434/5) 1394/95

medieval • Italy • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries