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Netherlands, ca. 1494
MS M.1078 fol. 8r

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Virgin Mary and Christ Child -- Virgin Mary, with rays as nimbus, with left hand indicates nude infant Christ Child, with crossed rayed nimbus, held in her right hand. Figures enclosed in initial H with vinescroll ornament.
Margins with scattered flowers, including strawberry and dianthus, and vinescroll, inhabited by two birds, two peacocks, and four flies.



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