Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars
c. 1360–70
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.796
The focus of this initial is an imposing portrait of Saint Anthony, one of the original Christian “desert hermits.” Anthony retired into the Egyptian desert where he remained in solitude for many years. He is generally regarded as the founder of monasticism and, along with Sai...
Manuscript
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en
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Terms
Culture
Italy, Venice
Technique
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Genre
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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