![Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?), by Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro], c. 1470–1480](https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1953.22/1953.22_web.jpg)
Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?)
attributed to Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)
c. 1470–1480
- Medium
- ink, tempera and gold on vellum
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16 x 18 cm (6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
- Culture
- Italy, Ferrara, 15th century
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
This sumptuous initial is painted in deep hues set against a burnished gold ground in order to achieve a rich jewellike effect. The design of the letter incorporates such motifs as gemstones, pearls, and classical cameos—much favored by Renaissance princes—to add further refinement to the image.
