Iconography of dedications





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Anonymous, 14th century

Brunetto Latini offers a copy of the ‘Tesoretto' [Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, ms. Strozzi 146, c. 1r].

Signalized by Roberto Benedetti

Anonymous, 14th century

Petrarch offers Boccaccio a Latin copy of ‘Griselda' [Florence, Riccardiana Library, ms. Ricc. 991, c. 1r].

Signalized by Roberto Benedetti

Anonymous, 14th century

Tommaso dai Liuti offers Borso d'Este a copy of the ‘Trattato del modo di ben governare' [Milan, Trivulzian Library, ms. 86, c. 1r].

Signalized by Roberto Benedetti

Anonymous, 14th century

The author, Giovanni Bianchini (kneeling), and his patron Borso d'Este (standing in the centre) offer Frederick III a copy of the ‘Tabulae astrologiae' [Ferrara, Biblioteca Comunale Ariostea, ms. I 147, c. 1r].

Signalized by Roberto Benedetti

Anonymous, 14th century

Candido Bontempi offers Borso d'Este the poem in verse ‘Il libro del Salvatore' [Modena, Biblioteca Estense e Universitaria, ms. It. 353, c. 3r].

Signalized by Roberto Benedetti

Anonymous, 14th century

Federico di Montefeltro holds in his hands an open copy of the ‘Disputationes Camaldulenses' by Cristoforo Landino, who is probably the figure on the right [Vatican City, Vatican Apostolic Library, ms. Urb. lat. 508, interno piatto ant.]

Signalized by Roberto Benedetti

Anonymous, 14th century

St. Catherine of Siena offers two copies of her ‘Dialogo de la divina providentia' to the dedicatees Beatrice d'Este and Isabella d'Aragona [Venice, M. Codecà, 17.V.1494, c. AA 1r].

Signalized by Roberto Benedetti

Anonymous, 14th century

Presentation of the ‘Ancienne et dernières chroniques de Pise' to Charles the Bold. [Brussels, Royal Library, ms. 9029].

Signalized by Maria Antonietta Terzoli

Anonymous, 14th century

The author presents the ‘Histoire de la conquête de la Toison d'Or' to the Duke of Burgundy [Paris, National Library, fr. 331].

Signalized by Maria Antonietta Terzoli

Anonymous, 15th century (manner of Loyset Liédet)

Presentation of the ‘Somme rurale' to the Duke of Burgundy [Paris, National Library, fr. 201]

Signalized by Maria Antonietta Terzoli

 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
Master of the Privileges of Ghent and Flanders

Presentation of the ‘Livre du gouvernement des princes' to the Duke of Burgundy [Brussels, Royal Library, ms. 9043, f. 2].

Signalized by Maria Antonietta Terzoli

Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation (attributed)

Vasco da Lucena presents the ‘Livre des Fais d'Alexandre le Grant' to Charles the Bold [Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XV 8].

Signalized by Maria Antonietta Terzoli

Master of the St. Bertin Altarpiece

Presentation of the ‘Grandes Chroniques de France' to Philip the Good [Saint Petersburg, Pobl. Libr., Erm. Fr. 88].

Signalized by Maria Antonietta Terzoli

Master of the Girart de Roussillon

David Aubert presents the ‘Composition de la Sainte Ecriture' to Philip the Good [Brussels, Royal Library, ms. 9017, fol. 38v].

Signalized by Maria Antonietta Terzoli

 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
Raphael

Saint Raymond of Pe ñafort delivers the decretals to Gregory IX (portrayed as Julius II) [Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Vaticani, Vatican City]

Signalized by Maria Antonietta Terzoli

 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
Rogier van der Weyden

Jacques Wauquelin presents his ‘Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good. Dedication miniature of the ‘Chroniques de Hainaut' [Brussels, Royal Library, ms. 9242, fol. 1].

Signalized by Klaus Opwis

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 

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