Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation
1430–1438
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.431
This masterful initial M, colorful and crowded with playful animals and fantastic forms, recalls the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the Angel Gabriel that she will conceive and bear a son: Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Miriam Virginem. . . . (The Angel Gabriel was sent to...
Manuscript
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Terms
Culture
Italy, Lombardy, 15th century
Technique
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Genre
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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