Ascension in an Initial V, Niccolò di ser Sozzo, ca. 1342–50

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Ascension in an Initial V, ca. 1342–50, Tempera and gold on parchment, Cutting: 6 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. ( x 16cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Niccolò di ser Sozzo (Italian, Siena, active ca. 1334, died 1363), This initial illustrates the antiphon for the Feast of the Ascension: Viri galile i quid aspicitis in caelum? ('Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up to heaven?'). Inside the initial V, painted with a luminous gold ground, the Virgin is flanked by Saint Peter (left) and an unidentified apostle (right) who gaze toward the half-length figure of the blessing Christ

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Size: 4571px × 4335px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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