Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli
by GHERARDUCCI, Don Silvestro dei, Tempera and gold on parchment
This initial “I” is from Choir Book 2. It depicts A Bishop Consecrates a Church.
The Camaldolese monk Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci was widely active in both painting and manuscript decoration in Florence. Active in the monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli, in most of his works Don Silvestro shows a profound knowledge of contemporary Sienese painting.