Item Info

Script: Display script
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Decorative border and an initial S with the Holy Spirit as a dove above a landscape
Notes: These cuttings once belonged to the missal of Cardinal Giulio de? Medici, commissioned sometime before he became Pope Clement VII in 1523. Painted by the illuminator Matteo da Milano (active ca. 1492-1523), the missal was stolen from the Sistine Chapel by Napoleon?s troops in 1798 and later came into the possession of the collector Luigi Celotti, who dismembered the codex and sold it as single leaves in 1825 at a major sale at Christie?s. Celotti is responsible for adding the cartouche identifying the missal?s one-time patron.
Notes: This cutting can be dated to ca. 1513-1523.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1602888
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Rome

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1525
Image Dimensions Width: 344 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 46:13
Creator Name: Matteo da Milano - Artist