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

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

Date
early 1200s
Medium
ink and tempera on parchment
Culture
North Italy, Lombardy, 13th century
Department
Medieval Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
105926

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The Archangel Michael was traditionally held to be the protector of souls. His intercessionary and protective role is connoted by his combat with and subjugation of the dragon as related in the Apocalypse of St. John the Evangelist. The present initial F is a type known as an "inhabited" initial. Here, the initial serves as a frame providing a display area for figural representation within.

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Credit line
Gift from J. H. Wade
Provenance
-1922: Durlacher Brothers, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1924-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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