Illuminated letters of the alphabet (with animals and people), from c 1390, with brilliant wash drawings of cheetahs, stags, rabbits, and people, etc., for children and to flourish texts, fill the sketchbooks of Giovannino de Grassi. De Grassi was a Visconti court artist, painter, and sculptor, which allowed him an education, and sources for work.

 

Wash drawings.

 

Artist: Giovannino de Grassi. c.1390

Letters of the Alphabet: M, N and O. © Biblioteca civica "A. Mai" di Bergamo.
Letters of the Alphabet: M, N and O. © Biblioteca civica "A. Mai" di Bergamo.
Peacock. © Biblioteca civica "A. Mai" di Bergamo.
Girls Reading. © Biblioteca civica "A. Mai" di Bergamo.