Initial L with the Swaddled Christ-child borne by angels This initial begins the Introit for the Second Mass at Christmas: 'Lux fulgebit hodie super nos ...' (Today, the light will shine upon us). The decoration of this initial has been identified as the work of two Florentine artists: Ser Ricciardo di Nanni, who painted the figure of the Christ-Child, and Filippo di Matteo Torelli, who was responsible for the initial itself. Ricciardo (fl. 144980... Filippo di Matteo Torelli was the artist of the initial. This can be dated to ca. 1460. This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a gradual. Script: Rotunda
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