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Treasures of a Lost Art: Italian Manuscript Painting of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Virgin and Child and God the Father Blessing in an Initial B, ca. 1285–90
Duccio di Buoninsegna (Sienese, documented 1278–d. 1318)
Leaf from an antiphonary
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; leaf: 14 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (36.7 x 27 cm), initial: 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (8.7 x 6.7 cm)
Private Collection
Annunciation in an Initial M, ca. 1310–15
Neri da Rimini (Documented 1300–1338)
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; leaf: 19 x 15 1/4 in. (48.2 x 38.8 cm), initial: 5 7/8 x 5 in. (14.8 x 12.6 cm)
Last Judgment in an Initial C, ca. 1406–7
Lorenzo Monaco (Florentine, active ca. 1388–d. 1423/24)
Cutting from an antiphonary
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; cutting: 12 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (31.3 x 26.4 cm), initial: 7 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (19.9 x 19.8 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.2485)
Pentecost in an Initial A, ca. 1430–35
Stefano da Verona (Lombard, ca. 1375–1438)
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; 4 11/16 x 4 15/16 in. (12 x 12.5 cm)
All Saints in an Initial E, ca. 1430–40
Master of the Osservanza (Sienese, active second quarter of the 15th century)
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (17 x 14 cm)
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.2484)
David Lifting up His Soul to God in an Initial E, ca. 1455–60/63
Franco dei Russi (Ferrarese, documented 1453–1482)
Frontispiece from an antiphonary
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; leaf: 28 x 20 1/4 in. (71.1 x 51.1 cm), initial: 8 x 7 1/2 in. (20.2 x 19 cm)
Young Christ Blessing in an Initial A, ca. 1467–70
Belbello da Pavia (Lombard, active ca. 1420–1470)
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; 22 1/8 x 16 in. (56.3 x 40.7 cm), initial: 8 x 8 1/2 in. (20.4 x 21.6 cm)
Saint Bernardino Preaching from a Pulpit, ca. 1470–75
Francesco di Giorgio (Sienese, 1439–1501/2)
Tempera on parchment; 8 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (21 x 14.3 cm)
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.2474)
Saint John the Baptist in an Initial D, ca. 1470–80
Cosimo Tura (Ferrarese, ca. 1430–1495)
Cutting from a gradual
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; cutting: 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (35 x 30 cm), initial: 7 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (18 x 17 cm)
Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1492–95
Francesco di Marco Marmitta da Parma (Emilian, 1462/66–1505)
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; 9 5/8 x 6 in. (24.4 x 15.2 cm)
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.2491)