Christ blessing

Unknown (Roman)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
15th century
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment
Place of creation:
Roma
School:
Roman school

    Item location

  • Archivio di Stato di Torino
    [Museum inv. no.: ms J. b. II. 4 (Messale Della Rovere - Pars III)]f. 132v

Description

In the capital letter O, Christ blessing with the globe in his hand; in the edge, among vegetable arabesques, some putti, one of them playing the lute.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. “Iconografia musicale nei codici miniati delle biblioteche torinesi”, Miscellanea di studi (Istituto per i beni musicali in Piemonte) 6 (2006) 25-45.

RIdIM record id

3298