Bifolium Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial D[ominus Iesus] with the Calling of Peter and Andrew
Unknown Artist
c. 1425–1450
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Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Dimensions
56 × 41 cm
Classification
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1943.386
About this artwork
The event portrayed within this historiated initial comes from the Gospel of Saint Mark (1:16–18). It recounts the story of Jesus walking on the shore of the Sea of Galilee when he saw Simon [Peter] and his brother Andrew casting nets from their boat. Jesus called upon the brothers to become his followers. Departing from tradition, the illuminator has portrayed Christ beardless, perhaps to suggest the end of his private life. The rubrics (red explanatory notes) above and to the right of the init...