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Saint Benedict, initial ‘O’, with border fragments from a Missal
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Saint Benedict, initial ‘O’, with border fragments from a Missal

Attributed to Jakob Elsner and workshop, German, about 1460–1517 · 1491 · Opaque watercolor, gold leaf with punching, mordant gilding with touches of ruled graphite on pieced parchment

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watercolormedievalmanuscriptprints and drawingDrawing and Watercolor
Credit lineSaint Benedict, initial ‘O’, with border fragments from a Missal. 1491. Attributed to Jakob Elsner and workshop, German, about 1460–1517. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Sandra Hindman. CC0.
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