Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Monks, Historiated Initial O
A bearded monk in a black habit and halo sits centrally within a gold-leafed oval initial, arms outstretched, flanked by two robed monks in black and white on the left and right. Ornate blue, red and green foliate borders frame the parchment, rendered in tempera and gold leaf.
- Artist
- Martino di Bartolomeo di Biagio
- Date
- 1394/95
- Medium
- Manuscript cutting with tempera and gold leaf, with rounded gothica textualis inscriptions in black ink, ruled in red, on parchment
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2043 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1399).
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Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Frank W. Gunsaulus Estate
