French (Paris)
circle of the Master of Jacques de Besançon or the Master of Morgan 85
The Birth of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial "G" from an Antiphonal
INV-7582
French (Paris)
circle of the Master of Jacques de Besançon or the Master of Morgan 85c. 1500
The Birth of the Virgin in a Historiated Initial "G" from an Antiphonal
French (Paris) circle of the Master of Jacques de Besançon or the Master of Morgan 85 →medievaltemperamanuscript
Date
c. 1500
Medium
Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with gothica textualis inscriptions in black, ruled in red, on parchment
Dimensions
16 × 16.8 cm (6 5/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Samuel P. Avery Endowment Fund
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