Sujet

Decorated initial D: Saint John the Baptist, about 1470-1480. Creator: Cosmè Tura.

Légende

Decorated initial D: Saint John the Baptist, about 1470-1480. Additional Info:The isolated figure of John the Baptist is set against a harsh, minimal landscape. He points up toward heaven with a brittle finger and looks down reflectively toward the inhospitable earth. The Latin words on his winding scroll, taken from the Bible, explain the barren setting, Ego vox clamantis [in deserto] (I am the voice crying aloud in the wilderness). The cutting comes from a Franciscan gradual (the choir book containing the sung portions of the mass) illuminated by the important fifteenth-century Italian artist, Cosmè Tura, official court artist to the prominent Este family of Ferrara. Tura imbues the scene with a sense of palpable melancholy, not only through the sensitively rendered face of Saint John, but also through the stark landscape and muted colors of the miniature. Cutting from a Franciscan gradual, attributed to Cosmè Tura.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A71_075

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59,2Mo (2,3Mo) / 35,3cm x 42,0cm / 4175 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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