| 1490 Illumination on parchment Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice The decoration of this page from a codex is a representant of the Italian Renaissance miniature art at its peak, it represents the Lombard-Venetian style. All elements used for decoration can be found on this page: pearls, sphynx, fishes, putti, nude figures etc. At the top and the bottom the coat-of-arms of King Matthias are depicted. The scene representing the construction of a building is remarkable. Artist: MINIATURIST, Italian , On the Architecture by Averulinus , 1451-1500 , Italian , illumination , other |
