Fig tree
Type Subject
Date 1390-1400
Artist
- Attributed to the circle of Giovannino de' Grassi
Media
Manuscript Illumination
Location
Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 4182, II
Notes
The fig tree on the right is laden with light-colored fruits.
The presence in the miniature of a fig tree bearing pale fruit might, perhaps, could be in agreement with the latin text below the miniature, which states that the best figs are the "white" ones.