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Leaf from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial P with the Prophet Samuel; Arms of the Visconti Family and the Olivetan Order

Olivetan Master

Cleveland Museum of Art

A leaf from a book with a large initial "P" containing a bearded man in a red and green robe, holding a book, with a gold halo around his head; the initial is surrounded by blue, gold, red, and green decorative elements; the top of the page has red text saying "Responsum.1"; the right side of the page has musical notation; and the bottom of the page has three shields with a black eagle, a green and red crest, and blue and red decorative text; all on a parchment background.

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662 × 900 px
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