Initial A[ngelus Domini descendit] from an Antiphonary: The Three Marys at the Tomb

Initial A[ngelus Domini descendit] from an Antiphonary: The Three Marys at the Tomb

c. 1280–1300 · Italy, Siena

ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

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