id:			128960
accession number:	1951.548
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.548
updated:		2023-03-08 14:59:22.100000

Initial D[omine] from a Choral Book: King Solomon, c. 1470–1480. Attributed to Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: 17 x 14 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1951.548

title:				Initial D[omine] from a Choral Book: King Solomon
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1470–1480
creation date earliest:		1470
creation date latest:		1480
current location:		
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

---

culture:	Italy, Ferrara, 15th century
technique:	ink, tempera and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

* Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)  - artist

---

measurements: Sheet: 17 x 14 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

---

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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:		Illuminated Manuscripts
	opening date:   2004-10-10T00:00:00
	<i>Illuminated Manuscripts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005).

	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).

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"

* Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"

---

PROVENANCE

	Ottley
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


	Ottley
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


---

fun fact:


digital description:


wall description:
The initial<em> D</em> takes the form of the Temple at Jerusalem, built by King Solomon, who occupies the initial's interior space. The remaining letters <em>omine</em> (the Latin word for Lord), reside beneath the <em>D</em> against grounds of alternating colors. This once was part of a group of Old Testament portraits decorating a choral book. Giraldi held a privileged reputation as an illuminator for the court of Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (died 1471).
---

RELATED WORKS

---

CITATIONS

---

IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.548/1951.548_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.548/1951.548_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.548/1951.548_full.tif