Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Germany, Augsburg, ca. 1235-1250
MS M.280 fol. 7r

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Christ: Crucifixion -- Christ, cross-nimbed and in long loin cloth, head inclined, bleeding from wounds to head, wrists, side, and feet, is affixed to cross with three nails; on either side stand Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, and Evangelist John, nimbed.
Scene on gold background in painted frame.