Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary, 1450–60, Made in Ferrara, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 17 5/16 x 12 1/8 in. (43.9 x 30.8 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Attributed to Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) (Italian, Ferrara ca. 1433–1495 Ferrara), The solemnity of the scene of Jesus' apostles witnessing the miraculous Assumption of the Virgin into heaven is radically transformed by the depiction of a monstrous green dragon whose body forms the opening letter A of the chant
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Manuscript Illumination, Assumption, Virgin, Initial, Antiphonary, 1450–60, Ferrara, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, gold, parchment, Overall, 17 5/16 x 12 1/8, 43.9 30.8 cm, Manuscripts, Illuminations, Attributed to Cosmè Tura, Cosimo di Domenico Bonaventura, Ferrara ca., 1433–1495, solemnity, scene, Jesus, apostles witnessing, miraculous Assumption, heaven, radically transformed, depiction, monstrous green, dragon, body forms, opening letter, chant
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