Adoration of the Magi, historiated initial by Antonio da Monza

An image of Illuminated manuscript. Cutting. Historiated initial. Monza, Antonio da (Italian). Production Place: Lombardy, probably Milan, Northern Italy. Parchment, 102 x 101 mm, oblong scene inserted within 80 x 55 mm, pasted on cardboard, circa 1500.
DECORATION: Oblong scene of the Adoration of the Magi cut out of a different historiated initial and pasted within an initial C formed of stylised acanthus, precious stones and pearls.

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Illuminated manuscript. Cutting. Historiated initial. Monza, Antonio da (Italian). Production Place: Lombardy, probably Milan, Northern Italy. Parchment, 102 x 101 mm, oblong scene inserted within 80 x 55 mm, pasted on cardboard, circa 1500. DECORATION: Oblong scene of the Adoration of the Magi cut out of a different historiated initial and pasted within an initial C formed of stylised acanthus, precious stones and pearls.

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Accession Number: MS 2-1998
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Andrew Morris
Image height: 1015 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Filesize: 247.55kB

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