Historiated Initial (D) Excised from a Choir Book: Two Martyr Saints

c. 1500–1510

Girolamo dai Libri

Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)

Medieval Art

Historiated Initial (D) Excised from a Choir Book: Two Martyr Saints, c. 1500–1510. Circle of Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555). Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 18.4 x 21.9 cm (7 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade 1924.1016

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Girolamo dai Libri
Classification: Manuscript
Formatted Medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
Medium: ink, tempera, gold, parchment
Dimensions: Sheet: 18.4 x 21.9 cm (7 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.)
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1924.1016
Credit Line: Gift from J. H. Wade
Exhibitions: The Silver Jubilee Exhibition, The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art
Rights Statement: CC0