Sujet

Inhabited Initial Q; Breviary, 1153. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Inhabited Initial Q; Breviary, 1153. Additional Info:A large ornamental Q opens the hymn for the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin, Quis possit amplio famine p[rae]potens [Who can be powerful by great poverty?] in this breviary from Montecassino. The illuminator chose to render this letter in a blue and gold design similar to that of contemporary textiles. This rich yet sober handling contrasts with the multiple vivid colors and the more tangled, frenzied, three-dimensional interlaces and biting dogs in the manuscript's other initials. The artist gives life to the letter Q by rendering it as a vine scroll with winding tendrils and lots of leaves. Animals, birds, and two men cavort among the branches. The Q's delicate feathery tail, formed by a peacock whose head is caught by the vines, counters the design's symmetry.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A73_001

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,8Mo (2,2Mo) / 27,9cm x 42,0cm / 3295 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

blue animal Italy Italian close up complexity intricate religious arts bird birds mountain mountains country religion metal book geography color ornamental decoration decorative peacock medieval Christianity gold text location century ink complex alphabet literature concept decorated close-up closeup manuscript lettering liturgy interlaced Colour mediaeval intricacy Middle Ages Latin text Assumption gold leaf 12th century book of hours breviary geographical feature illuminated manuscript interlace tempera vellum manuscript Unknown gold Latin Script Assumption of the Virgin lower case Monte Cassino Folio letter Q liturgical Heritage Art Montecassino intricately folio Assumption of Mary recto Tempera colours gold leaf gold paint and ink Inhabited Initial 1150s