repository of the ancient and medieval organ

Antiphonary for the Abbess of Santa Maria de Beaupré

Date: 1290
Location: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, United States
Author: Anonymous (Flemish artist)
Technique and materials: Ink on parchment
Dimensions: 48,1 x 34,6 cm
Provenance:

Cambron, Belgium

The illustration in the illuminated initial shows two scenes: at the top a group of people seated at a banquet around a laid table, while at the bottom a musician playing a portative organ is accompanied by other standing figures on either side playing a psaltery on the left and a vielle on the right.

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repository of the ancient and medieval organ

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jerus-it-arts@fadbrera.edu.it.it

Marco Negroni
Brera Academy of Fine Arts
marconegroni@fadbrera.edu.it

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