Abraham Drawing the Children of Israel to His Breast, and Christ with Kneeling Monks, from an Antiphonary
Unknown
1330/40
Medium
Manuscript cutting with tempera and gold leaf decorations, and gothic liturgical hand inscriptions in Latin in black ink, ruled in red ink, on parchment
Dimensions
32.7 × 21.2 cm (12 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.)
Classification
tempera
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
77010
About the Artist
Unknown
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