Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and "Noli me Tangere"

Q: When was "Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and "Noli me Tangere"" created?

This artwork was created c. 1270–1300.

Q: Is "Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and "Noli me Tangere"" in the public domain?

Yes, Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and "Noli me Tangere" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Unknown Artist

c. 1270–1300

Medium

Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

Dimensions

55 × 33.5 cm

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Accession Number

1955.78

About this artwork

This choral leaf introduces the introit, or opening prayers, of the Easter Sunday Mass. The historiated letter R begins the text Resurrexi, et adhuc tecum sum, alleluia (I arose, and am still with you, alleluia). Within the upper register of the initial, the artist represents the three women named Mary, mentioned in the gospels, who discovered Christ’s empty tomb. In the lower register, a scene known simply as noli me tangere (touch me not), recounts the appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalene fo...

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and "Noli me Tangere"

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