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Christ in Majesty
Leaf from a Laudario, in Italian
Illuminated by Pacino di Bonaguida for the Compagnia di Sant'Agnese
Italy, Florence, ca. 1340
454 x 335 mm
The Morgan Library & Museum; MS M.742
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This leaf is one of twenty-three leaves and cuttings from a Laudario that was broken up by the early
nineteenth century. The long-headed, narrow-eyed figures, boneless hands, and greenish-lavender flesh
tones are hallmarks of Pacino da Bonaguida, one of the most important painters/illuminators active in
Florence during the first half of the fourteenth century. This Laudario was his last major work.
One of Pacino's finest, the leaf begins with a lauda addressed to the Trinity: Alta Trinita beata (Highest
blessed Trinity). Its large miniature shows Christ in Majesty flanked by roses and lilies. Below his winged mandorla is part of the earth, surrounded by the ocean and the firmament. The four corner medallions—the three men appearing to Abraham, the three men seated behind the altar with the central
one holding a host, the Throne of Mercy, and a single person with three heads—represent the Trinity. The
central bottom medallion shows a kneeling man, perhaps the donor or artist.
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