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Jakob Elsner

Saint Benedict, initial ‘O’, with border fragments from a Missal

1491
Opaque watercolor, gold leaf with punching, mordant gilding with touches of ruled graphite on pieced parchment
30.7 × 28.2 cm (12.1 × 11.1 in)

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