Skip to main content

Leaf from a Doge’s Commission

Image attached to Marlay cutting It. 54

An image of

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

About this image

Image data

  • Illuminated manuscript. Leaf from a Doge’s Commission. Huntington Master. Illumination, penwork, parchment, gold, 212 x 144 mm, pasted on parchment mount, 203 x 141 mm, circa 1575-1599. Production Place: Italy, Venice. DECORATION: Full-page oval miniature with holder of commission in white habit and scapular (probably a Carmelite) kneeling in prayer before an altar with a Crucifix and two books bound in red, and a lion at one side, the whole set in an austere interior with landscape beyond, framed by a full border of gold formal ornament with the arms, per pale, argent and gules, crest of unicorn holding a heart, and motto PRINCIPIUM INSPICE RARUM in the lower bar.
  • Copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 1224 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Filesize: 233.81kB

Colours in this image

rgb(149,122,58), rgb(206,195,166), rgb(37,36,35), rgb(180,157,99), rgb(135,68,42), rgb(243,242,228), rgb(53,166,175), rgb(144,159,159), rgb(127,132,137), rgb(74,116,155), rgb(238,233,197)

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/image/media-1790029582 Accessed: 2024-12-23 00:12:39

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/image/media-1790029582 |title= |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 00:12:39|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/images/media-1790029582

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/660/169/large_Marlay_cutting_It__54_mas.jpg"
        alt="Leaf from a Doge’s Commission"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info"></figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...