Miniature from a Missal
A illuminated manuscript miniature from a missal, painted around 1545 and attributed to Vincent Raymond, held by the J. Paul Getty Museum, made for liturgical use in the Mass. The picture shows a crucifixion scene framed by a gilded architectural border with Latin inscriptions in the corners, set in a blue sky above a soft green landscape with a distant town and hills, a calm and balanced composition a designer might borrow for ornate frames, sacred iconography, or Renaissance-style lettering.
