Photo of collection object Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist — Francesco di Antonio del Chierico. Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist, Late 1450s. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum, Sheet: 55.1 x 36.6 cm (21 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.1. CC0.

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist

Late 1450s

Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico

Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)

Medieval Art

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist, Late 1450s. Attributed to Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 55.1 x 36.6 cm (21 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1950.1 It was common practice in the Renaissance for illuminators to buy their pigments from apothecaries.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Francesco di Antonio del Chierico
Classification: Manuscript
Formatted Medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Medium: ink, tempera, gold, vellum
Dimensions: Sheet: 55.1 x 36.6 cm (21 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1950.1
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Exhibition of Sienese and Florentine Manuscripts, Liturgical Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval and Early Renaissance Italy (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
Rights Statement: CC0

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