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accession number: 1949.203
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Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes from the Life of St. Augustine, c. 1330. Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German). Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 57.9 x 38.3 cm (22 13/16 x 15 1/16 in.); framed: 61.6 x 76.8 cm (24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1949.203
title: Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes from the Life of St. Augustine
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creation date: c. 1330
creation date earliest: 1325
creation date latest: 1335
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creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture: Germany, Lower Rhine (Cologne?), 14th century
technique: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type: Manuscript
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CREATORS
* Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 57.9 x 38.3 cm (22 13/16 x 15 1/16 in.); Framed: 61.6 x 76.8 cm (24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Pages From Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts
opening date: 1963-04-24T05:00:00
Pages From Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA (April 24-June 8, 1963).
title: Transformations of the Court Style: Gothic Art in Europe, 1270 - 1330
opening date: 1977-02-02T05:00:00
Transformations of the Court Style: Gothic Art in Europe, 1270 - 1330. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (February 2-27, 1977).
title: The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art
opening date: 1993-09-25T04:00:00
The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 19, 1993).
title: Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-05-10T00:00:00
Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).
title: The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection
opening date: 2010-11-06T00:00:00
The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).
title: Visions of the Divine: Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval Germany (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
opening date: 2016-12-14T05:00:00
Visions of the Divine: Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval Germany (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 14, 2016-December 4, 2017).
title: Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, 800-1500
opening date: 2021-10-15T04:00:00
Imperial Splendor: The Art of the Book in the Holy Roman Empire, 800-1500. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (October 15, 2021-January 23, 2022) https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/imperial-splendor.
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'The Toledo Museum of Art: "Medieval and Renaissance Music Manuscripts" January-February, 1953, no. 41.', 'opening_date': '1953-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Buffalo, The Albright Art Gallery: "Art in the Book" 12/5/1953-1/03/1954, no. 30.', 'opening_date': '1953-12-05T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Cleveland, Severance Hall, "Manuscripts" December, 1957.', 'opening_date': '1957-12-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Columbus, Ohio State University: "Aspects of Medieval Art" (Medieval Conference) October 31-November 22, 1958, no. 7.', 'opening_date': '1958-10-31T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Berkely, University Art Gallery: "Illuminated Manuscript Pages" April 26-June 8, 1963, cat. no. 13, repr, pl. XIII.', 'opening_date': '1963-04-26T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Providence, Rhode Island School of Design (organized by Brown University), "Transformations in Gothic Style ca. 1300" February 2-February 27, 1977', 'opening_date': '1977-02-02T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art, "The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator\'s Art" September 25-December 19, 1993.', 'opening_date': '1993-09-25T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"', 'opening_date': '2007-05-10T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"', 'opening_date': '2010-11-06T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Joseph Brummer; Vladimir G. Simkhovitch
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 53
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n77
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 52
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n74
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 61
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n81
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 232-233, no. 85
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Bernasconi, Marina, Christoph Flüeler, and Brigitte Roux. Trésors enluminés de Suisse: manuscrits sacrés et profanes. 2020, 115.
page number: Mentioned: p. 115.
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IMAGES
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