Leaf from a gradual

Rinaldo da Siena

about 1275

Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink, Tempera Colors, Ink

J. Paul Getty Museum

An illuminated manuscript leaf with musical notation and a decorative initial. The initial contains a scene of a kneeling figure looking up at a winged figure with outstretched arms, set against a mountainous landscape with trees and birds. Berliner museen; Berichte aus den preussischen kunstsammlungen; Beiblatt zum Jahrbuch der Preussischen Kunstsammlungen. 3 (1932), pp. 41-2. Francesco d'Assisi: Documenti e Archivi, Codici e Biblioteche, Miniature, exh. cat. (Milan: Electa, 1982), pp. 328-29, no. 80, ill.