Manuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, from an  Antiphonary
Object type: Antiphonary; Manuscript leaf
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Italian
Artist: Niccolò di ser Sozzo
Artist bio: Italian, Siena, active ca. 1334, died 1363
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1340
Medium: Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment
Dimensions: Overall: 22 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. (57.5 x 40.4 cm)
Illumination: 7 3/16 x 5 3/16 in. (18.2 x 13.1 cm)
stave ht.: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Mat size: 27 15/16 x 22 in. (71 x 55.9 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Geography: Made in Siena   Italy  
Credit line: Gift of Louis L. Lorillard, 1896, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1896
Tags: Angels|Assumption of the Virgin