Initial A[ngelus Domini descendit] from an Antiphonary: The Three Marys at the Tomb
c. 1280–1300
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.232
This large initial A introduces the matins (about 2:30 a.m.) response for Easter: Angelus Domini descendit de celo (An angel of the Lord descended from heaven). The letter that begins the text is commonly and appropriately decorated with a depiction of this Easter morning even...
Manuscript
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Terms
Culture
Italy, Siena
Technique
ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
Genre
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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