Franco dei Russi
Italian Illuminator · 1453–1482
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Franco dei Russi first appeared in records in 1455, where he is listed as working on a sumptuous bible for Borso d'Este of Ferrara. The records refer to him as "Franco da Mantova" which may indicate that he was originally from Mantua. His work during his years in Ferrara reveal an interest in large-scale figures with weighty draperies, tempered by a courtliness and attention to detail. In the earl
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View as IIIF ↗Cutting from a choir book
Getty Museum · 1470s
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Initial E: David Lifting up His Soul to God
Getty Museum · about 1455–1461
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Initial E: The Adoration of the Magi
Getty Museum · 1470s
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Initial T: Isaac and Esau
Getty Museum · about 1455–1461
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Leaf from an antiphonal
Getty Museum · about 1455–1461
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Leaf from the Antiphonal of Cardinal Bessarion
Getty Museum · about 1455–1461
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