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

Late 1450s · Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)

Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

Cleveland Museum of Art · Medieval Art · CC0 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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