Manuscript Illumination with All Saints in an Initial V, from an Antiphonary

Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) · Italian

Date: 1450–60

Medium: Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment

Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (36.8 x 30.8 cm) Illumination: 7 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (18.7 x 16 cm) Mat Size: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)

Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations

Country: Italy

Culture: Italian

Themes: Saints

Rogers Fund, 1911

Date range

1450 – 1460

Largest dimension

40.6 cm

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