GIULIO CLOVIO (1498-1578)
Miscellaneous illuminations made up to form a page
c.1530RCIN 913035
This complex sheet is made up of a large number of fragments from manuscripts illuminated by the Renaissance miniaturist Giulio Clovio, including a letter āPā, which surrounds a depiction of a cardinal in his study. Gold leaf and paint have been used both as a ground and to pick out the decorative details, but unlike most other manuscripts of this date no tooling is evident.