File:Master of the 'Vitae Imperatorum' - Initial "B" (eatus Vir) from a Choir Psalter - 2011.50 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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Initial "B" (eatus Vir) from a Choir Psalter
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Master of the 'Vitae Imperatorum' |
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Initial "B" (eatus Vir) from a Choir Psalter |
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| Object type | manuscript illumination | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
This initial B, introducing the first psalm, Beatus vir, represents King David who is shown here playing a psaltery, a stringed instrument consisting of a shallow box that is plucked, instead of his more traditional harp. The psaltery was widely popular in Europe during the 14th and 15th centuries. The illuminator of this striking initial is named after his earliest dated work, an illuminated volume of Suetonius’s Vitae Imperatorum (Lives of the Emperors), which he decorated in 1431 for Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan (1412–47). He is noteworthy for his distinctive use of line and color. |
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| Date | between circa 1430 and circa 1450 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Ink, tempera and gold leaf on vellum | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Leaf: 19.7 x 19.1 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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2011.50 |
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| Place of creation | Italy, 15th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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