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Initial D: A Skull in a Rocky Field; Gualenghi-d'Este Hours, about 1469. Creator: Taddeo Crivelli.

Initial D: A Skull in a Rocky Field; Gualenghi-d'Este Hours, about 1469. Creator: Taddeo Crivelli.

3-042-479 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Initial D: A Skull in a Rocky Field; Gualenghi-d'Este Hours, about 1469. Additional Info: Inside an initial D, a skull sits on a green rock. A gruesome reminder of death, this image introduces the Office of the Dead. In addition to being an integral part of funeral services, devout Christians read this prayer service daily to prepare themselves spiritually for death.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Taddeo Crivelli, attributed to: Italian: Artist, illuminator, painter
People Related
  1. Andrea Gualengo: Italian:
  2. Orsina d'Este: Italian: Noblewoman
Medium
  1. Tempera colours, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink
Picture Type
  1. Decorated initial
  2. Folio
  3. Manuscript
  4. Recto
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3148x4438
File Size : 40,931kb

Aliases

  1. 83.ML.109.106
  1. Ms. Ludwig IX 13 (83.ML.109), fol. 106
  1. 1200006174
  1. 3-042-479
  1. 3042479
  1. 83.ML.109.106

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