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Missale: Fol. 124v: Christ holding the Cross

Bartolommeo Caporali

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows an illuminated manuscript page with a central illustration. The illustration depicts a figure of Christ; he is a young man with a halo, wearing a pink robe; he holds a cross in his right hand and makes a gesture with his left. The illustration is bordered by a gold frame. The figure stands on a brown ground against a blue sky with white clouds. The page is filled with black handwritten text in a medieval style. The text includes red, blue, and gold initial letters. The left margin features a decorative border with flowers, leaves, and vines in shades of pink, blue, green, yellow, and brown. The background of the page is off-white.

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611 × 893 px
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