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Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin
Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)1400s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The unidentified illuminator of this leaf is named after his work on a painted triptych that once hung behind the altar of the Church of Santa Maria del Ponte in the small village of Beffi in Abruzzo. Works by this illuminator are distinctive for their lively detail, highly expressive figures, and brilliant colors. In addition to panel paintings, this unknown artist also illuminated books and painted frescoes. The large scale of this miniature indicates that the leaf served as a frontispiece to a volume in a set of antiphonaries.
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- Title: Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin
- Creator: Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)
- Date Created: 1400s
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 55 x 37 cm (21 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: Vittorio Forti, Rome, Italy, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh
- Type: Manuscript
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.24
- Medium: Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
- Fun Fact: Gold leaf was always applied to a manuscript before the paint.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Italy, Tuscany
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations
- Accession Number: 1953.24
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