Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, 1430-1435
MS M.359 fol. 51v

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Christ: Temptation, 2nd -- Devil, horned, gestures downward and looks toward Christ, with crossed nimbus, with left hand raised, both standing at top of temple. Diapered background. Scene in half-circular vignette in left margin.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux, foliate, and vinescroll ornament.