Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1470-1475
MS W.31 fol. 165v

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Jerome, nimbed, chest exposed, beating himself with stone in right hand, left hand extended, kneeling on one knee, looks up toward Christ, nimbed, bleeding from wounds, wearing short loincloth, affixed with three nails to cross with illegible titulus. Cardinal's hat, open book and lion are in foreground.
Scene in landscape with buildings,and with figure walking with pole over shoulder in background.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament.