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Anonymous 15th ArtistThe Nativity of Christc. 1480
c. 1480
$4,000
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About the Item
Anonymous 15th Century Italian, Probably Milan area
The Nativity of Christ
Pigments, ink and gold leaf on vellum
Unsigned as is always the case with illuminated manuscripts
The Virgin kneels in adoration as the child lies on the grass in a ruined building with the ox and ass peering over the wall, large historiated initial “L” in colored leafy design on burnished gold ground, probably introducing the Introit “Lux fulgebit” for the dawn Mass on Christmas Day.
Text is a rounded Gothic hand and musical annotation is four stave.
Condition: Excellent colors
Trimmed
The vellum folio with usual waviness
Image size: 6 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (The gold leaf and painting)
Vellum fragmanet size: 11 1/8 x 9 3/4 nches (including calligraphy)
Housed in a raw silk matting which measures 18 x 16 1/4 inches
One of the high points for Christians in the religious calendar. The celebration of Christmas!!!!!!
- Creator:Anonymous 15th Artist (1400 - 1500, Italian)
- Creation Year:c. 1480
- Dimensions:Height: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fairlawn, OH
- Reference Number:Seller: FA109861stDibs: LU14015317742
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