Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual

Master of Bagnacavallo Italian

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The green hanging lamp and the starburst patterns of the background are hallmarks of the work of the first artist to work on choir books for a new cathedral at Imola, near Bologna, probably commissioned by its bishop.

Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Master of Bagnacavallo (active late 13th century), Tempera and ink on parchment, Italian

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Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Master of Bagnacavallo (active late 13th century), Tempera and ink on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Master of Bagnacavallo (active late 13th century), Tempera and ink on parchment, Italian

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