Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Netherlands, Utrecht, 1500-1510
MS M.166 fol. 36v

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Christ: bearing Cross -- Christ, with crossed rays as nimbus, wearing crown of thorns, carries tau cross on his left shoulder. Surrounding Christ are men, wearing helmets or hats, carrying clubs and spears, and one holding end of rope tied around waist of Christ. Scene in landscape with distant hills, trees, and buildings.
Margins with vinescroll and strawberries.