START WITH ART: Manuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the Medieval Manuscript pictured below. Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

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

Artist: Nerius

Date: 1320

Medium: Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment

Dimensions: 23.9 x 23.8 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• These images depict scenes from the Christian Easter story. Do you know the story? What scenes are depicted? 

• This is a page from an antiphonary, a liturgical book. This image starts a sentence and includes the letter A. Do you see the A in the image?  

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