id:			132327
accession number:	1954.796
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.796
updated:		2023-03-09 12:47:58.203000

Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars, c. 1360–70. Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì (Italian, 1325–1425). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 18.5 x 17.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1954.796

title:				Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars
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creation date:			c. 1360–70
creation date earliest:		1355
creation date latest:		1375
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Italy, Venice, 15th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

* Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì (Italian, 1325–1425)  - artist
Italian illuminator and scribe, active 1362-1384
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measurements: Sheet: 18.5 x 17.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 7/8 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).

	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).

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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"

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PROVENANCE

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The focus of this initial is an imposing portrait of Saint Anthony, one of the original Christian “desert hermits.” Anthony retired into the Egyptian desert where he remained in solitude for many years. He is generally regarded as the founder of monasticism and, along with Saints Jerome, Ambrose, and Gregory the Great, one of the four fathers of the Christian Church. Anthony is identified here by his monastic garb and by the tau (T-shaped Egyptian cross) on the shoulder of his cloak. The religious order bearing his name was founded in the 11th century, and numerous monasteries were founded in his honor. Members of this order are depicted in the lower left.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Silver, Nathaniel. 2016. ""Cum Signo T Quod Potentiam Vocant": The Art and Architecture of the Antonite Hospitallers in Trecento Venice". <em>Mitteilungen Des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz</em> / Hrsg.: Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut. 58: 27-57.
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IMAGES

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