Initial 'D' from an Antiphonary with Noah's Ark
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Initial 'D' from an Antiphonary with Noah's Ark
1475-149915th
4.75 in. x 4.94 in. (12.07 cm x 12.54 cm)
Unknown,
User Text 1
Creation Place:
Europe, Italy
Medium and Support:
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Carol L. Brewster
Accession Number:
1972.80
The inscription "from the Cathedral of Como" is probably spurious and can be traced to the 1838 Ottley sale. Many cuttings survive that also bear a similar inscription (Getty, Free Library, Lehman Collection, British Library, Fitzwilliam Museum, etc.).
See: Peter Kidd, Medieval Manuscripts Provenance blog post, Jan. 14, 2018 (https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-curious-cutting-at-chazen.html#more): "The surviving text on the back of this cutting is enough to allow identification; it must come from the first versicle for Sexagesima Sunday. "Fac tibi archam de lignis levigatis mansiunculas in ea facies ..." This strongly suggests that this text is on the verso, and the illuminated initial is the recto, the "D" being the first letter of the first response of the same day: "Dixit dominus ad Noe ...".The subject-matter of both texts suggest that the "temple" depicted in the initial is in fact Noah's Ark." Kidd identifies one of the ownership inscriptions as the initials of Thomas Miller Whitehead (1821-1897) and the date 1856.
Run through the Art Loss Register (due to connection with Hugo Oelze) - resulting in a "No match" determination. See object file for certificate. Object status set to "presumed clean" for this reason. 3/25/2022 KA.
See: Peter Kidd, Medieval Manuscripts Provenance blog post, Jan. 14, 2018 (https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-curious-cutting-at-chazen.html#more): "The surviving text on the back of this cutting is enough to allow identification; it must come from the first versicle for Sexagesima Sunday. "Fac tibi archam de lignis levigatis mansiunculas in ea facies ..." This strongly suggests that this text is on the verso, and the illuminated initial is the recto, the "D" being the first letter of the first response of the same day: "Dixit dominus ad Noe ...".The subject-matter of both texts suggest that the "temple" depicted in the initial is in fact Noah's Ark." Kidd identifies one of the ownership inscriptions as the initials of Thomas Miller Whitehead (1821-1897) and the date 1856.
Run through the Art Loss Register (due to connection with Hugo Oelze) - resulting in a "No match" determination. See object file for certificate. Object status set to "presumed clean" for this reason. 3/25/2022 KA.
Current Location:
Chazen : 265 : Q : 2 : F : Sz1
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Word and Image: The Art of Illuminated Manuscripts and Early Printing , 2/2/1990 - 9/6/1990
- Hidden Treasures: Illuminated Manuscripts from Midwestern Collections Chazen Museum of Art , 12/18/2010 - 2/27/2011
Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 4.75 in. x 4.94 in. (12.07 cm x 12.54 cm)
Provenance History
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Owner Name: Unknown religious institution (possibly an Augustinian convent)
Role: Unknown
Place: Cremona, Lombard, Italy
Dates:
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Owner Name: Oelze, Dr. [Max] Hugo
Role: Owner
Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: 1967
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Owner Name: Ottley, William Young
Role: Owner
Place: England
Dates: 1836
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Owner Name: S. Leigh Sotheby
Role: Consignee
Place: London, England
Dates: May 11, 1838
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Owner Name: Rogers, Samuel
Role: Owner
Place: Islington, England
Dates: 1855
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Owner Name: Christie and Manson
Role: Consignee
Place: London, England
Dates: April 28, 1856
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Owner Name: Paul Brandt Auction House
Role: Consignee
Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: April 24, 1968
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Owner Name: Brewster, Carol Helme Leiper
Role: Owner
Place: Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
Dates: 1972
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Owner Name: Whitehead, Thomas Miller
Role: Owner
Place: London, England
Dates: 1856
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Owner Name: Edward R. Lubin, Inc.
Role: Dealer
Place: New York City, New York, United States
Dates: April 24, 1968
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