Manuscript Illumination with the Birth of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual, Don Silvestro de' Gherarducci, ca. 1375

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Manuscript Illumination with the Birth of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual, ca. 1375, Made in Florence, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 11 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. ( x cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Don Silvestro de' Gherarducci (Italian, Florence 1339–1399 Florence), Were it not for the halos, one might think that this scene, painted by a monk celebrated as a painter, illuminator, and successful administrator of Santa Maria degli Angeli, represents morning in a wealthy home in Florence

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