Initials, ca. 1300

Title

Initials

Draughtsman

• Bolognese, 14th century

Recto

Initiale: Darin ein Mann mit Krone und Zepter im Redegestus

Period Produced

• 14th century

School

• Gothic style

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• gouache
• gold leaf
• parchment

Technique

• brush drawing
• gold highlight
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Bolognese

Production Reason

• initial

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet über das ganze Blatt (mit der Feder): C [Initiale] [...]

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1916

Genre

• ornament

Primary

• 49L12 Roman script; scripts based on the Roman alphabet
• 49L17 initial