This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page with music notation and a decorative initial. The illumination includes a scene surrounded by floral and geometric patterns. The scene is within an initial letter on a blue background with golden embellishments, depicting figures. The border is detailed with curls, leaves, and mythical creatures in blues, reds, and golds. The right side contains lines of musical notation on four-line staves, alongside text in calligraphic script.

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The Three Maries at the Tomb with the Angel of the Resurrection

Master of Imola (Italian, active 1265 - 1280)

Italian 13th Century

c. 1275

Medium: miniature in tempera on leaf 1 of an antiphonal fragment on vellum
Classification: Drawing
Dimensions: sheet: 55.56 × 37.47 cm (21 7/8 × 14 3/4 in.)
Culture: Italian
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of Mr. Ladislaus and Beatrix von Hoffmann
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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