Bishop Saint Zenobius in a Historiated Initial "N" with Decorated Border from a Laudario
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Bishop Saint Zenobius in a Historiated Initial "N" with Decorated Border from a Laudario

TitleBishop Saint Zenobius in a Historiated Initial "N" with Decorated Border from a Laudario
ArtistItalian (Florence) Master of the Dominican Effigies
Datec. 1340 14th century
MediumManuscript cutting with tempera and gold leaf decorations, and rounded gothica textualis inscriptions in black ink, ruled in red ink, on parchment
Classificationtempera
OriginItaly Italy
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Bishop Saint Zenobius in a Historiated Initial "N" with Decorated Border from a Laudario” is a work by Italian (Florence) Master of the Dominican Effigies, dated c. 1340. It is executed in manuscript cutting with tempera and gold leaf decorations, and rounded gothica textualis inscriptions in black ink, ruled in red ink, on parchment and classified as tempera. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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