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Manuscript Illumination with the Holy Women at the Tomb in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary

ca. 1490–1500
Not on view
Active as a painter and an illuminator, Girolamo dai Libri came from a family of illuminators, as his name (Jerome of the Books) suggests. He sometimes collaborated with his father, Francesco. Here, he effectively distinguished between the Easter scene as sacred theater and the letter as a stage set by painting a blue theatrical mask in the middle of the A.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Manuscript Illumination with the Holy Women at the Tomb in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary
  • Artist: Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, Verona 1474–1555 Verona)
  • Date: ca. 1490–1500
  • Geography: Made in Verona, Italy
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
  • Dimensions: Overall: 8 15/16 x 6 1/4 in. (22.7 x 15.9 cm)
    Illumination: 5 15/16 x 5 9/16 in. (15.1 x 14.2 cm)
    Mat size: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Millie Bruhl Fredrick, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.122.17
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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