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Italian Illuminator · 1460–1480

One of the most talented Lombard illuminators of the second half of the 1400s, Bartolomeo Rigossi painted and signed an initial in a choir book that a local noble gave to the cathedral at Monferrato. He was also responsible for the illumination of another choir book, most probably made for a Carthusian monastery. Because his landscapes seem to have been inspired by contemporary Ferrarese art, scho

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Originally forming part of a page from a choir book, this illuminated *A* was the first letter of a long and elaborate chant sung on Easter Sunday. The text of the chant describes the scene at Jesus' tomb on Easter morning. The angel of the Lord spoke to the women saying, "Whom do you seek? Do you seek Jesus? He is already risen. Come and see." In the initial, the angel perched atop the empty sarcophagus gestures aloft to indicate that Jesus has risen from the dead. A second initial depicting the resurrected Christ may have been taken from the same book. The dazzling gold diffused throughout the scene and the reflective lemon yellow of the rock both enhance the spiritual intensity of the image. Such vibrant colors were hallmarks of Bartolomeo Rigossi's style.

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Artist/Maker: Bartolomeo Rigossi da Gallarate
subject_of[Homepage].id: https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RWX
Date: about 1465
Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink
Culture: Italian
Object Type: Detached leaf

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Object ID: 7e2993c7-b626-41ca-9f5f-1d58e4cf4668
Object Type: Detached leaf
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Creator: Bartolomeo Rigossi da Gallarate
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Culture: Italian
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Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink
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Department: Manuscripts
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Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 47
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Date: about 1465
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Begin Year: 1465
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