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Leaf from a Doge’s Commission
Artist: Budapest Master
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, 219 x 154 mm, no text on verso.
DECORATION: Full-page oval miniature with recipient holding his commission and kneeling before the Virgin and Child with St Mark behind him, through the window a view of Venice across the lagoon, set within a full border of chiaroscuro gold on brown with foliate and dolphin motifs, and in the lower bar, a cartouche with arms now over-painted in solid blue.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Production date: circa AD 1590
Support composed of parchment
Accession number: Marlay cutting It. 57
Primary reference Number: 176616
Project ID: 1402
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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