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Initial D: Absalom Hanging from a Tree
Creator
Bute MasterIlluminator · 1260–1290
All works by this person →The anonymous artist known as the Bute Master was named for his work on a psalter formerly in the collection of the Marquess of Bute, Scotland, and now in the Getty Museum. Though the Bute Master often collaborated with other illuminators, as was common in the 1200s, he was solely responsible for all 190 historiated initials in the Bute Psalter. A prolific artist who worked in the prosperous citie
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- text and illumination about 1285
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold, and iron gall ink
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 0099323e-e19f-4b18-a0b3-f9d077a3f796
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A page from an illuminated manuscript featuring decorative initial letters and text.
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