Neri da Rimini

Neri da Rimini was active during the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, with documented production spanning the period from 1290 to 1310. The known body of work attributed to Neri da Rimini consists primarily of manuscript illumination and related paintings, with nine total surviving works documented in museum databases, including eight paintings and one full manuscript.

The artist specialized in creating historiated initials for liturgical texts, demonstrating meticulous draftsmanship within the structural constraints of illumination. Key examples of this work include the Praying Saint (Moses?) with Christ in a Historiated Initial "L" from a Choirbook and the Fragment of an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (A): Christ in Majesty. Other religious scenes represented in their surviving catalog include the Angel in a Historiated Initial "A" from an Antiphonary and Joseph and his Brothers at the Well, Initial V from an Antiphonary.

The works of Neri da Rimini are preserved in major American institutions, establishing their historical relevance and providing crucial evidence of the period's manuscript production. Representative pieces are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Due to the antiquity of these surviving Neri da Rimini paintings and manuscript leaves, the imagery is often available as downloadable artwork, allowing researchers and historians to access high-quality prints for study.