Saint Benedict, initial ‘O’, with border fragments from a Missal by Jakob Elsner, painting, 1491

Saint Benedict, initial ‘O’, with border fragments from a Missal

Jakob Elsner

Year
1491
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold leaf with punching, mordant gilding with touches of ruled graphite on pieced parchment
Dimensions
30.7 × 28.2 cm (12 1/8 × 11 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Painting
Culture
Germany
Period
Medieval period

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