MINIATURIST, Italian
(active in 1360s in Naples)

Bible of Matteo di Planisio

c. 1362
Manuscript (Cod. Lat. 3550/I)
Biblioteca Apostolica, Vatican

The page (folio 11) depicts scenes of the Genesis from the Old Testament. The crowded scene below represents the battle of Abraham for liberating his brother Loth.

The decorative frame is typical Neapolitan mixing French, Eastern and Byzantine as well as Florentine elements. The coat-of-arms occurring frequently in the manuscript, belongs to the owner Matteo di Planisio.