Ludovico Gaci

Gaci, Ludovico de
Gacis, Ludovico

Italian, active 1489

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This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page with sheet music and an ornate initial. The page contains medieval musical notation with black notes on a five-line red stave. The text appears to be in Latin, written in a Gothic script. The left margin is adorned with a vertical line of decorative floral motifs in gold, pink, and green. In the center of the page, there is a large decorated initial which encloses a highly detailed miniature scene. This scene depicts two figures against a blue sky and landscape background, surrounded by a golden frame that integrates the initial’s swirls. The borders of the page are further decorated with elaborate and colorful vine-like patterns and small floral elements.
Ludovico Gaci, Saints Peter and Paul, 1489, miniature on vellum, Rosenwald Collection, 1980.45.614

Saints Peter and Paul

Ludovico Gaci · 1489 · miniature on vellum ·  Accession ID  1980.45.614

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Page from a Gradual [verso]

Ludovico Gaci · 1489 · brush and brown and red inks on vellum ·  Accession ID  1995.51.1.b

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Page from a Gradual [recto]

Ludovico Gaci · 1489 · brush and brown, red, blue, and purple inks on vellum ·  Accession ID  1995.51.1.a