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Source Description
The initial A with the resurrected Christ, shown here, was painted by an immediate follower of Girolamo da Cremona, who was likely working in Siena using the master's designs. Girolamo was intermittently active until 1474 in Siena, where he decorated choir books for the cathedral in collaboration with other North Italian illuminators. Antiphonaries like this one were usually made in several volumes for use by a clerical congregation. They were applied to the singing of the Daily Office, the cycle of daily devotions throughout the year. The chant introduced by this initial reads: Angelus Domini descendit de celo... (An angel of the Lord descended...). It is the First Matins Response for Easter.
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Document identity
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112227
label
Antiphonary
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manuscript
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Source metadata
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112227
contentType
manuscript
title
Antiphonary
description
The initial A with the resurrected Christ, shown here, was painted by an immediate follower of Girolamo da Cremona, who was likely working in Siena using the master's designs. Girolamo was intermittently active until 1474 in Siena, where he decorated choir books for the cathedral in collaboration with other North Italian illuminators. Antiphonaries like this one were usually made in several volumes for use by a clerical congregation. They were applied to the singing of the Daily Office, the cycle of daily devotions throughout the year. The chant introduced by this initial reads: Angelus Domini descendit de celo... (An angel of the Lord descended...). It is the First Matins Response for Easter.
date
c. 1470–80
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80004783
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8047
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Manuscript
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1
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no
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Antiphonary, c. 1470–80. Follower of Girolamo da Cremona (Italian). Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; codex: 55.9 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm (22 x 17 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Right Reverend William A. Leonard, 1930.661
collection
MED - Manuscript Illuminations
dimensions
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 84
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 84
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 96
citation
Alexander, J. J. G. <em>The Painted Book in Renaissance Italy: 1450-1600.</em> New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 346-347, no. 245
creditline
Gift of the Right Reverend William A. Leonard
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2026-05-29 05:55:55.479000
sourceId
112227
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ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
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Medieval Art
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MED - Manuscript Illuminations
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Italy, Siena
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ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
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1930.661
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male
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Codex: 55.9 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm (22 x 17 x 4 in.)
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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