id:			110050
accession number:	1928.652
share license status:	CC0
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updated:		2022-09-12 09:12:56.908000

Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (G): Mary as Queen of Heaven, c. 1425–1450. Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 42 x 30 cm (16 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1928.652

title:				Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (G): Mary as Queen of Heaven
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creation date:			c. 1425–1450
creation date earliest:		1425
creation date latest:		1450
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 42 x 30 cm (16 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Pages From Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts
	opening date:   1963-04-24T05:00:00
	<i>Pages From Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts</i>. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA (April 24-June 8, 1963).

	title:		Gothic Art 1360-1440
	opening date:   1963-08-06T04:00:00
	<i>Gothic Art 1360-1440</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 6-September 15, 1963).

	title:		The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art
	opening date:   1993-09-25T04:00:00
	<i>The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 19, 1993).

	title:		The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   2010-11-06T00:00:00
	<i>The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).

	title:		Italian Choral Books of the Renaissance (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115
	opening date:   2015-12-10T05:00:00
	<i>Italian Choral Books of the Renaissance (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 10, 2015-December 12, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"<br>Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 115): December 7, 2015 -

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PROVENANCE

	Marczell von Nemes, Budapest
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	Marczell von Nemes, Budapest
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wall description: 
This initial G introduces the Feast of the Assumption (August 15) in the gradual, a choir book used for singing the Latin Mass. The historiated initial bears the image of the Virgin, alone and unaccompanied by saints, borne aloft by angels. The Virgin was believed to have been assumed into heaven, body and soul, three days after her death. Here she is surrounded by a host of angels who play musical instruments, suggesting the celestial realm.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 212
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n48

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 61
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n85

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 61
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n85

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 69
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n89

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