Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook
A bearded monk in a black habit and halo sits centrally within a gold-leafed oval initial, arms outstretched, flanked by two robed monks in black and white on the left and right. Ornate blue, red and green foliate borders frame the parchment, rendered in tempera and gold leaf.
- Artist
- Martino di Bartolomeo di Biagio
- Date
- 1394/95
- Medium
- Manuscript cutting with tempera and gold leaf, with rounded gothica textualis inscriptions in black ink, ruled in red, on parchment
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2043 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Frank W. Gunsaulus Estate
Español: San Benito presentando su Regla a los monjes, inicial historiada O
Un monje barbado con hábito negro y aureola se sienta en el centro de una inicial ovalada con fondo de pan de oro, con los brazos extendidos, flanqueado por dos monjes con túnicas negra y blanca. Bordes de follaje azul, rojo y verde enmarcan el pergamino, pintado al temple y con pan de oro.
Português: São Bento apresentando sua Regra a monges, inicial historiada O
Um monge barbado de hábito negro e auréola está sentado no centro de uma inicial oval com fundo de folha de ouro, braços abertos, ladeado por dois monges de túnicas preta e branca. Bordas de folhagem azul, vermelha e verde emolduram o pergaminho, pintado com têmpera e ouro.
