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Other unidentified female saints behind the Virgin. Saint Cosmas, saint Damian and saint Francis of Assisi behind saint John. Skull of Adam at the foot of the cross. Pelican feeding its young from its chest (pelican in its glory) at the top of the cross. Landscape with city.\nBorder: medallions including four Evangelists and their symbols. Clockwise from top left: saint John and the eagle, saint Matthew and the angel, unidentified prophet holding a scroll, saint Luke and the ox, two angels holding a roundel containing the arms of Leo X, saint Mark and the lion, Isaiah holding a saw and a scroll with the inscription 'VERE LANGORES NOSTROS IP[S]E TULIT ET DOLORES NOSTROS' ('Surely he hath borne our infirmities and [carried] our sorrows', Isaiah 53:4). Cherubs and hybrids in foliated decoration with flowers.     \r\nOther side not visible. Mounted onto card. 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He bequeathed over 2500 objects to the museum, from Chinese porcelains to medieval sculptures. These two cuttings from papal missals reflect Salting’s discerning taste, though the Crucifixion leaf was considered a copy until now. They showcase the work of two well-regarded Italian illuminators favoured by the papacy: Matteo da Milano and Attavante.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nBorder with Medici arms and four evangelists, from a missal for Cardinal Giulio de’ Medici (future Pope Clement VII (ruled 1523–34))<br>\r\nAttributed to Matteo da Milano<br>\r\nRome, Italy, about 1513–23<br>\r\nInk, gold, watercolour and bodycolour on parchment<br>\r\nMuseum no. E.4579-1910<br>\r\n<br> \r\nCrucifixion, from a missal for Pope Leo X (ruled 1513–21)<br>\r\nAttributed to Attavante degli Attavanti and assistants<br>\r\nFlorence, Italy, about 1520<br>\r\nInk, gold, watercolour and bodycolour on parchment<br>\r\nMuseum no. 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