Gold Leaf Collection (page 8)

The Seven of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336566 The Seven of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ten of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336553 The Ten of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Nativity, (oil on panel)
PWI108526 The Nativity, (oil on panel) by Guido da Siena, (fl.1260-70); 364x475 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Italian, out of copyright

Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 1400 (oil on panel)
BRN196616 Presentation of Christ in the Temple, 1400 (oil on panel) by French School, (15th century); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French

Gold bowl fragment, 4th century (glass)
AMQ182784 Gold bowl fragment, 4th century (glass) by Roman, (4th century AD); diameter: 10.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Scenes from the New Testament (vellum)
MMT215617 Scenes from the New Testament (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; (add.info.: preaching to the apostles and pharisees)

Historiated initial N depicting the Liberation of St. Peter (vellum)
MMT223871 Historiated initial N depicting the Liberation of St. Peter (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); 17.5x16.5 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Annunciation with Saints (tempera on panel)
AII52639 Annunciation with Saints (tempera on panel) by Lorenzo Monaco, (Piero di Giovanni) (c.1370-1425); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian

St. Reparata Polyptych (see also 65558-69)
BAT66557 St. Reparata Polyptych (see also 65558-69) by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

Ms 1058-1975 f. 13v-14 Christ in Majesty above a predella panel depicting St
FIT65908 Ms 1058-1975 f.13v-14 Christ in Majesty above a predella panel depicting St. Veronica displaying the sudarium to six worshippers, border of peacock feathers

Coronation of the Virgin (detail of the polyptych)
FTB60727 Coronation of the Virgin (detail of the polyptych) by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The First Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut, gold leaf)
985938 The First Creation of Eve, 1483 (hand-coloured woodcut, gold leaf) by German School, (15th century); 40.3x27.7. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Creation of Eve)

Painted detail from an Alexander II two-handled porcelain and gold leaf vase
1195618 Painted detail from an Alexander II two-handled porcelain and gold leaf vase, depicting a school room scene after B, 1866 (paint)

Woman with the harvest basket (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from
1195377 Woman with the harvest basket (verso) and illuminated manuscript with verses from To Autumn (recto), and decorative borders, 1912-1914 (paint, ink and gold-leaf on vellum) by English School

Embroidered muslin sample from Madras, from The Collection of the Textile
HMP394678 Embroidered muslin sample from Madras, from The Collection of the Textile Manufacturers of India, by John Forbes Watson, published in 1866 (mixed media) by Indian School

The Tarascon Pieta, Provencal School (oil on panel)
PWI94907 The Tarascon Pieta, Provencal School (oil on panel) by French School, (14th century); Private Collection; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

The Mission of the Apostles, Lombardy School (vellum)
MMT223874 The Mission of the Apostles, Lombardy School (vellum) by Belbello, Luchino (fl.1434-62); 54x36.5 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; Italian, out of copyright

Interior of a Frame Gilding Workshop (oil on canvas)
XIR216674 Interior of a Frame Gilding Workshop (oil on canvas) by Adan, Louis Emile (1839-1937); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers, France; (add.info.: Frame gilding workshop; ); French

The Knave of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336593 The Knave of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ace of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336590 The Ace of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Knight of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336586 The Knight of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Knave of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336579 The Knave of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Nine of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336564 The Nine of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Two of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336575 The Two of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

One of the most ancient crafts: gold beating in a London workshop (b / w photo)
3637651 One of the most ancient crafts: gold beating in a London workshop (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the most ancient crafts)

Mummy Portrait of a Woman, c. 100-10 AD (encaustic on wood, with gilt and linen)
1077646 Mummy Portrait of a Woman, c. 100-10 AD (encaustic on wood, with gilt and linen) by Egyptian, Roman Period (c.30 BC - AD 337); 48x36x12.8 cm; J

Title page, title and author, with large historiated and illuminated initial S
1195379 Title page, title and author, with large historiated and illuminated initial S, 1912-1914 (paint, ink and gold-leaf on vellum) by English School

Platform of the Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan, Burma 1905 (colour litho)
3648890 Platform of the Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan, Burma 1905 (colour litho) by Kelly, Robert George Talbot (1861-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Platform of the Shwe Zigon Pagoda, Bagan)

The Knave of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336585 The Knave of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Eight of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336565 The Eight of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ten of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336542 The Ten of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Madonna and Child, c. 1310 (tempera & gold ground on poplar panel)
487960 Madonna and Child, c.1310 (tempera & gold ground on poplar panel) by Segna di Bonaventura (c.1298-c.1331); 69.9x48.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

St. Paul, 1426 (tempera on panel)
BBC199367 St. Paul, 1426 (tempera on panel) by Masaccio, Tommaso (1401-28); 51x30 cm; Museo Nazionale, Pisa, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Madonna and Child in a Landscape, 1470 (tempera on panel)
BRN196613 Madonna and Child in a Landscape, 1470 (tempera on panel) by German School, (15th century); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Animals and Flowering Plants (ink, color, and gold leaf on paper)
1766505 Animals and Flowering Plants (ink, color, and gold leaf on paper) by Japanese School, (18th century); 148.5x356.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals and Flowering Plants)

Historiated initial M depicting The Annunciation (vellum)
PWI94906 Historiated initial M depicting The Annunciation (vellum) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; ePeter Willi; Italian, out of copyright

The Visitation (oil on panel)
SCP38765 The Visitation (oil on panel) by Master of Perea, (15th century); 126x155 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Ms 12 f. 12v Initial B depicting, top: Christ seated
FIT76510 Ms 12 f.12v Initial B depicting, top: Christ seated, bottom: two women representing Mercy and Truth, from the Peterborough Psalter, c.1260 (vellum) by English School

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Mass of St Gregory, c. 1485-94 (parchment)
5938184 Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Mass of St Gregory, c.1485-94 (parchment) by Bourdichon, Jean (1457-1521); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: Illuminated Manuscript)

The Battle of Issus and the Family of Darius before Alexander - a cassone front
827663 The Battle of Issus and the Family of Darius before Alexander - a cassone front, (tempera and gold leaf on panel) by Scheggia

The Annunciation, c. 1432 (tempera on panel)
580560 The Annunciation, c.1432 (tempera on panel) by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole) (c.1387-1455); 195x158 cm; Basilica di S. Maria delle Grazie, S. Giovanni Valdarno; Alinari

St. Nicholas enthroned, icon, from Thessalonica (tempera on panel)
RIK84135 St. Nicholas enthroned, icon, from Thessalonica (tempera on panel) by Greek School, (17th century); 56.3x45.5 cm; Private Collection; eRichard and Kailas Icons, London, UK; Greek

The Presentation in the Temple, 1342 (tempera on panel)
SCP50351 The Presentation in the Temple, 1342 (tempera on panel) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); 257x168 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Ms 66 f. 52r Adoration of the Magi, Amiens (vellum)
FIT59111 Ms 66 f.52r Adoration of the Magi, Amiens (vellum) by French School, (15th century); 18.4x12 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French, out of copyright

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