VANNI, Lippo
(active 1340-1375 in Siena)

The Birth of The Virgin

1345
Illumination, 150 x 130 mm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena

Sienese painters often worked on parchment and paper. Many of them were engaged in the specialized task of illuminating manuscripts - particularly the large initials that allowed sufficient space to represent complex figural grouping and narrative scenes.