Manuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary

Nerius

ca. 1320 · Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment · Medieval Art

Nerius' name is known from his signature on a legal manuscript, for which Bologna, with its great university, was renowned. This example of his work, however, was created for a community of Augustinian monks. The scene weaves the accounts of two Gospels. Following Mark, the women approach the tomb of Jesus to anoint his body but find an angel at his empty tomb. According to Matthew's report of what happened to two holy women on Easter Sunday, they meet Jesus as they leave.

Artist: Nerius
Date: ca. 1320
Medium: Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment
Culture: Italian
Department: Medieval Art
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912

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