Art Institute of Chicago
Saint Benedict, initial ‘O’, with border fragments from a Missal
Attributed to Jakob Elsner and workshop
- Date
- 1491
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, gold leaf with punching, mordant gilding with touches of ruled graphite on pieced parchment
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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