id:			129798
accession number:	1952.232
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.232
updated:		2022-10-28 22:24:00.364000

Initial A [ngelus Domini descendit] from an Antiphonary: The Three Marys at the Tomb , c. 1280–1300. Italy, Siena, 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 18 x 15.8 cm (7 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1952.232

title:				Initial A [ngelus Domini descendit] from an Antiphonary: The Three Marys at the Tomb 
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creation date:			c. 1280–1300
creation date earliest:		1280
creation date latest:		1300
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture:	Italy, Siena, 13th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 18 x 15.8 cm (7 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
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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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Columbus, Ohio State University, 1958: "Late Medieval Art."

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wall description: 
This large initial <em>A</em> introduces the matins (about 2:30 a.m.) response for Easter: <em>Angelus Domini descendit de celo</em> (An angel of the Lord descended from heaven). The letter that begins the text is commonly and appropriately decorated with a depiction of this Easter morning event. The three holy women known as "the three Marys" (Mary Magdalene; Mary, the mother of James; and Salome) are shown approaching Jesus's tomb with jars of spice to anoint the body. They are met by an angel in dazzling white robes who announces that Christ has risen. The angel's wand tipped with a fleur-de-lys indicates that he is Gabriel. Below are the sleeping soldiers sent by Pilate to guard the tomb.
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