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Medieval manuscript initial L on blue ground: a kneeling haloed man praying, and a haloed figure gesturing from a starry roundel above.

Praying Saint (Moses?) with Christ in a Historiated Initial "L", from a Choirbook

A kneeling, haloed bearded figure in a rose robe raises his hands in prayer within a large blue initial L edged with red and gold scrollwork. In the upper corner, a haloed figure in a red robe gestures toward him from a starry blue roundel. The painting uses tempera and gold leaf on parchment.

Artist
Neri da Rimini
Date
c. 1300
Medium
Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with gothica textura inscriptions in light black ink, verso, ruled in red, on parchment
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2529 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1310).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus

Español: Santo orante con Cristo en una letra inicial L historiada

Una figura barbada con halo, arrodillada y vestida de rosa, levanta las manos en oración dentro de una gran letra inicial L azul, bordeada de rojo y dorado. En la esquina superior, otra figura con halo y túnica roja le hace un gesto desde un medallón azul estrellado. La obra usa témpera y pan de oro sobre pergamino.

Português: Santo orante com Cristo em uma letra inicial L historiada

Uma figura barbada com auréola, ajoelhada e vestida de rosa, ergue as mãos em oração dentro de uma grande letra inicial L azul, com bordas vermelhas e douradas. No canto superior, outra figura com auréola e manto vermelho faz um gesto em direção a ele, a partir de um medalhão azul estrelado. A obra usa têmpera e folha de ouro sobre pergaminho.