Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Germany, Augsburg, ca. 1235-1250
MS M.280 fol. 8r

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Christ: Entombment -- Christ, cross-nimbed and wrapped in shroud, is lowered into tomb by two male figures, possibly Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, holding head and feet; Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, and Evangelist John, nimbed, stand behind sarcophagus.
Scene on gold background in painted frame.