Renaissance Bible Called 'Mona Lisa of Manuscripts' on Rare Display in Rome

Bible described as the 'Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts' goes on display in Rome

The 15th-century Bible, commissioned by Duke Borso D'Este, is rarely seen in public. It was transported to Rome under heavy security.

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Take a look inside the ‘Mona Lisa Bible’ as it goes on display in Rome

Rarely seen in public, the two-volume manuscript is now on display in Rome – as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations, a tradition held every quarter century and which draws tens of millions of pilgrims to Rome.

‘Mona Lisa’ of Renaissance manuscripts displayed in Italy

One of the Renaissance’s finest illuminated manuscripts is on display in the Italian senate for the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations. Rarely shown in public, the eponymously named bible was commissioned by Borso D’Este, the Duke of Ferrara and Modena, who spared no expense, with illustrations set down in gold pigment and blue dye sourced from Afghan lapis lazuli. It is the “Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts,” meant to celebrate not only “not on…

One of the most spectacular Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, a ...

One of the most spectacular Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, a bible, on rare display in Rome

One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations.