Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Netherlands, Utrecht, ca. 1490
MS S.1 fol. 67v

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Christ: bearing Cross -- Christ, with crossed rayed nimbus, wearing crown of thorns, with rope tied around His waist, carries tau cross on left shoulder. Woman, wearing headdress, kneels on ground and holds arm of cross with both hands. Around Christ are four soldiers, including three wearing helmets. A fifth helmeted soldier is ahead of Christ.
Margins with vinescroll and floreate ornament.