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Document identity
localId
14290
label
Initial D with Madonna and Child
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
14290
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Initial D with Madonna and Child
provenance
Produced for unidentified patrons in the early 15th century who were originally represented flanking the full-page miniature of the Crucifixion (fol. 72v) but later painted over (calendar for the Use of Utrecht, localizing the place of production of the book); Franchoise de Doffinnes, Monchy Breton near St. Omer, 16th century [ownership note dated 1584, fol. 283v; additional notes regarding the Doffinnes family from 1520-1637, fols. 278v-279v, 283r]; Gruel and Engelmann, Paris, [collection no. 1018], before 1909 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Librairie Theophile Belin, Paris, 1909 [Catalog Manuscrits avec miniature..., pp. 5-7, no.4] [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st quarter 15th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.6
height
9.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 15/16 x W: 3 3/4 in. (12.6 x 9.6 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic~International Gothic
med
ink and pigments on thin, well-finished cream-colored parchment
creator_ids
7853
7854
collection_ids
MSS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
f632e1b37871c398