The Three Maries at the Tomb with the Angel of the Resurrection

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568, c. 1275

This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page with music notation and a decorative initial. The illumination includes a scene surrounded by floral and geometric patterns. The scene is within an initial letter on a blue background with golden embellishments, depicting figures. The border is detailed with curls, leaves, and mythical creatures in blues, reds, and golds. The right side contains lines of musical notation on four-line staves, alongside text in calligraphic script.
Artist
Italienische Grafik 1395–1568
Date
c. 1275
Type
Drawing
Medium
miniature in tempera on leaf 1 of an antiphonal fragment on vellum
Dimensions
55.56 × 37.47 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page with music notation and a decorative initial. The illumination includes a scene surrounded by floral and geometric patterns. The scene is within an initial letter on a blue background with golden embellishments, depicting figures. The border is detailed with curls, leaves, and mythical creatures in blues, reds, and golds. The right side contains lines of musical notation on four-line staves, alongside text in calligraphic script.

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568