Title: Manuscript Illumination with the Virgin and Child in an Initial S, from an Antiphonary
Object type: Antiphonary; Manuscript cutting
Date: mid-15th century
Culture: Italian
Artist:  Master of the Franciscan Breviary 
Artist bio: Italian, active Lombard, ca. 1440–60
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment
Dimensions: Overall: 6 15/16 x 6 1/4 in. (17.6 x 15.8 cm)
Illumination: 5 3/8 x 5 in. (13.6 x 12.7 cm)
Stave Ht.: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
between stave ht.: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm)
Mat: 19 3/16 x 14 3/16 in. (48.7 x 36.1 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Geography: Made in    Italy Lombardy     
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Madonna and Child