Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist
Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist

Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484) · Late 1450s

Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

It was common practice in the Renaissance for illuminators to buy their pigments from apothecaries.

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