COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1952.109
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Florentine
Creator Name-CRT:
Italy (Florence), 15th century
Title:
Front Cover of a Gospel Book with Scenes from the Infancy of Christ and Bearing the Arms of Cardinal Jean La Balue (1421-1491)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1467-1468
Creation Start Date:
1462
Creation End Date:
1473
Materials and Techniques:
nielloed silver plaques within gilt-silvered borders
Classification Term:
metalwork
Classification Term:
Metalwork
Style or Period:
Italy, (Florence), 15th century
Dimensions:
Overall: 41.6cm x 29.6cm x 1.6cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1952.109
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance:
Jean La Balue. Pope Paul II. The Vatican. Manfrin, Venice. Barker, England (1862). Baron Anselm de Rothschild (1864). Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, Vienna. Baron Alphonse de Rothschild. (Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York).
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1952.109.tif
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