Marino da Perugia (active in Italy, Perugia, early 14th century) and workshop
A richly decorated leaf from the fifth volume of the Antiphonary made for the Dominicans in Perugia, c. 1320
Illuminated leaf from the Antiphonary of the Dominicans of Perugia.
Tempera, ink and gold on parchment.
Tempera, ink and gold on parchment.
535 x 417 mm (framed: 58 x 47.5 cm).
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This large, decorated leaf comes from the fifth volume (out of nine) of an antiphonary made for the church of San Domenico in Perugia circa 1320 by the workshop of...
This large, decorated leaf comes from the fifth volume (out of nine) of an antiphonary made for the church of San Domenico in Perugia circa 1320 by the workshop of Marino da Perugia alongside a four-volumes gradual and a sequentiary. Thirteen (out of fourteen) of these volumes are today preserved in the Bibliotheca Comunal Augusta in Perugia while the fifth volume, which was still in the church of San Domenico in Perugia during the 15th century, was dismembered at an unknown date. From this volume, four leaves are currently known (see sister leaves below). Our leave, unknown to date, comes from this same manuscript. The large initial "D" (measuring 170 x 115 mm) is richly decorated with beautiful floral ornaments, bursting with colors, on a deep blue background with delicate white rinceaux. The verso shows the initial "H" painted with deep blue and decorated with red and dark blue Gothic ornaments.
Parent manuscripts & sister leaves
All the thirteen volumes from this large series made for the Dominicans in Perugia are preserved in Perugia (Biblioteca Comunale Augusta di Perugia, ms. 2781-2789; ms. 2796; ms. 2799-2801). From the fifth volume, four leaves are known:
The three Marys at the tomb [ex-fol. 4] (Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, inv. 22073).
The Ascension of Christ [ex-fol. 87] (Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, inv. 22072).
The Killing of saint Peter the Martyr [ex-fol. 133] (Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, inv. 22075).
Funeral of saint Dominic (Montreal, Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada, Fund F. Cleveland Morgan, 1962.1360).
Text leaf [ex-fol. 75] (Stockholm, National museum, NMB 1855).
We wish to thank Peter Kidd for having recognized the original provenance of this leaf.
Parent manuscripts & sister leaves
All the thirteen volumes from this large series made for the Dominicans in Perugia are preserved in Perugia (Biblioteca Comunale Augusta di Perugia, ms. 2781-2789; ms. 2796; ms. 2799-2801). From the fifth volume, four leaves are known:
The three Marys at the tomb [ex-fol. 4] (Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, inv. 22073).
The Ascension of Christ [ex-fol. 87] (Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, inv. 22072).
The Killing of saint Peter the Martyr [ex-fol. 133] (Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, inv. 22075).
Funeral of saint Dominic (Montreal, Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada, Fund F. Cleveland Morgan, 1962.1360).
Text leaf [ex-fol. 75] (Stockholm, National museum, NMB 1855).
We wish to thank Peter Kidd for having recognized the original provenance of this leaf.
Provenance
Part of the fifth volume of an Antiphonary made in Perugia for the new curch of San Domenico by the workshop of Marino da Perugia c. 1320.Dismembered at an unknown date but before the early 20th century (as the sister leaves in the Fondazione Giorgio Cini where in the collection of Giovanni Murray in Firenze in 1926).
USA, private collection.
USA, Westport Auctions, March 30, 2023, lot 15 (sold as "14TH C. ITALIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ANTIPHONAL").
Literature
The present leaf is unpublished.Specific literature on the sister leaves, see in particular:
M. Medica & D. Toniolo, Le miniature della Fondazione Giorgio Cini: pagine, ritagli, manoscritti, Cinisello Balsamo, 2016, p. 215-220, n° 58-59b (entries by M. Minazzato).