Italian (Venice)
Cristoforo Cortese (Italian, flourished c. 1399-before 1445)
Saint in a Historiated Initial from a Choirbook
INV-1178
Italian (Venice)
Cristoforo Cortese (Italian, flourished c. 1399-before 1445)c. 1430
Saint in a Historiated Initial from a Choirbook
Italian (Venice) Cristoforo Cortese (Italian, flourished c. 1399-before 1445) →medievaltemperamanuscript
Date
c. 1430
Medium
Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with incising, and with gothica textualis inscriptions in black ink, ruled in red ink, on parchment
Dimensions
9.8 × 6.4 cm (3 7/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus
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