Isaac Sending Esau Out to Hunt

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568, vers 1275

This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page with musical notation and a decorative initial in the style of medieval manuscript illumination. The page includes Gregorian chant notation with block neumes on a staff with red lines, accompanied by Latin text in black and red ink. There is a large decorated initial 'Q' in red and blue in the lower left corner, filled with scrollwork and a miniature scene of two figures, one with a halo. The page is embellished with decorative elements such as elongated tendrils, and the vellum has an aged appearance.
Artiste
Italienische Grafik 1395–1568
Datation
vers 1275
Catégorie
Dessin
Technique
miniature in tempera on leaf 7 (verso) of an antiphonal fragment on vellum
Dimensions
55,25 × 36,83 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Domaine public, CC0

Description de l’image

This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page with musical notation and a decorative initial in the style of medieval manuscript illumination. The page includes Gregorian chant notation with block neumes on a staff with red lines, accompanied by Latin text in black and red ink. There is a large decorated initial 'Q' in red and blue in the lower left corner, filled with scrollwork and a miniature scene of two figures, one with a halo. The page is embellished with decorative elements such as elongated tendrils, and the vellum has an aged appearance.

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568