Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven
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Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven

TitleInitial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven
ArtistDon Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
Date1371–77 14th century
Mediumink, tempera, and gold on vellum
ClassificationManuscript
OriginItaly, Florence Italy
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineInitial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven, 1371–77. Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 38.6 x 36.5 cm (15 3/16 x 14 3/8 in.); framed: 68.9 x 53 cm (27 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.); matted: 63.5 x 47.6 cm (25 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.105
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“Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven” is a work by Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399), dated 1371–77. It is executed in ink, tempera, and gold on vellum and classified as manuscript. 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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