A Sacred Radiance: The Life and Art of Eufrasia Burlamacchi In the quiet, cloistered corridors of Renaissance Italy, where the scent of incense met the meticulous scratch of quill on parchment, lived a woman whose artistry bridged the gap between the earthly and the divine. Eufrasia Burlamacchi (c. 1482–1548) was not merely a nun, but a luminous presence in the history of manuscript illumination. Born into the prestigious and wealthy…