Prophet in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Gradual

Prophet in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Gradual

1392/99 · Italy

Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with incising, on vellum

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · W. Moses Willner Fund

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