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Historiated Initial (P) Excised from a Choral Book: St. Michael and the Dragon

Unknown artist

Maximum print size

33.5 × 52.3 cm · 13.2 × 20.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,968 × 6,191 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame: 45.7 × 61.0 cm · 18.0 × 24.0 in
Mat opening: 33.5 × 52.3 cm · 13.2 × 20.6 in
Mat border, sides: 6.1 cm · 2.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 4.3 cm · 1.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: early 1200s
Medium: ink and tempera on parchment
Type: Manuscript
Origin: North Italy, Lombardy, 13th century
Orientation: portrait
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art ↗

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