Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, Master of Bagnacavallo

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Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple in an Initial S, from a Gradual, ca. 1278, Made in Imola, Italy, Italian, Tempera and ink on parchment, Overall: 7 5/16 x 5 7/8 in. ( x cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Master of Bagnacavallo (active late 13th century), The green hanging lamp and the starburst patterns of the background are hallmarks of the work of the first artist to work on choir books for a new cathedral at Imola, near Bologna, probably commissioned by its bishop

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