Qualche considerazione su Cristoforo Cortese e il ms. 3.157 della raccolta Piana alla Malatestiana di Cesena

The article presents a little known Legenda Minor of the scriptorium of Tommaso Caffarini da Siena, which is a synthesis of the major version of Saint Catherine’s life. The manuscript can be attributable to Cristoforo Cortese, the leading illuminator in the first half of the XV century in Venice. The essay places this codex in its proper context, thanks to an examination of forgotten works by Cortese, and other works not yet attributed to him, and highlights his ability to embody different stylistic trends during his career.