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Leaf from a Doge’s Commission
Artist: Master of the Trees (‘Maestro degli Alberi’)
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.
History note: Commission produced for a member of the Barbaro family, Venice; Monogram ‘H de S’ in brown ink on verso
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
16th Century, second quarter#
Circa
1540
CE
-
Circa
1550
CE
Support composed of parchment
Accession number: Marlay cutting It. 45
Primary reference Number: 176606
Project ID: 1390
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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