id:			128827
accession number:	1951.446
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.446
updated:		2023-08-24 11:35:25.146000

Fragment of an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (S): The Stoning of St. Stephen, c. 1370–72. Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403). Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 33 x 33 cm (13 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1951.446

title:				Fragment of an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (S): The Stoning of St. Stephen
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creation date:			c. 1370–72
creation date earliest:		1370
creation date latest:		1372
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Italy, Bologna
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

* Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 33 x 33 cm (13 x 13 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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:		Untitled Exhibition
	opening date:   1973-08-13T04:00:00
	<i>Untitled Exhibition</i>. Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 13-November 9, 1973).

	title:		Italian Renaissance Illuminations
	opening date:   1973-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Italian Renaissance Illuminations</i>. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (organizer) (December 16, 1973-February 15, 1974).

	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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Saint Stephen is honored as the Christian church's first martyr. The illuminator of this initial has crowded the scene of the saint's death within the interior space of the letter <em>S</em>. Stephen emerges from the lower curve as his tormentors hurl stones from above. The center curve of the letter passes between figures to suggest a barrier. The activity of the initial's artist, Nicolò da Bologna, is well documented in Bologna's archives. By the late 1380s he enjoyed the appointment of illuminator to the city. Nicolò and his workshop were frequently called upon to provide the decoration for a large number of corporate registers and statute books in the city, as well as liturgical books for Bologna's various churches.
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