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Leaf from a Doge’s Commission: Marlay cutting It. 45

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Titles

Leaf from a Doge’s Commission

Maker(s)

Artist: Master of the Trees (‘Maestro degli Alberi’)

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Description

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 211 x 142 mm, no text on verso.

DECORATION: Full-page miniature in two compartments: above, the holder of the commission, kneeling, is presented to the Virgin and Child by his patron saint; below, Justice stands with sword and scales on a golden plinth supported by dolphins, flanked by Prudence and Temperance against a seascape, with two putti grasping ribbons which secure a shield of arms; the miniature is surrounded by a full floral border of gold sprays and grisaille flower heads on a brown ground.

Notes

History note: Commission produced for a member of the Barbaro family, Venice; Monogram ‘H de S’ in brown ink on verso

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century, second quarter
Circa 1540 CE - Circa 1550 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Cambridge Illuminated

Materials used in production

Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of parchment

Techniques used in production

Illumination

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: Marlay cutting It. 45
Primary reference Number: 176606
Project ID: 1390

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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