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Historiated Initial Excised from a Bible

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gold leaf fills the background, behind a man and a lectern. The man wears a blue shirt and green robe, with orange cuffs. He has white hair and a beard, and faces right. His hands are raised in prayer. The lectern has a red cloth covering and a cross on top. There is a blue and white frame around the image, with orange decorations. A bearded man's head in a circle is at the top.

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823 × 893 px
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