Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Vita Christi (Life of Christ)
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1487-1490
MS M.894 fol. 108v

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Pharisee:conspiring against Christ -- Caiaphas, seated on chair beneath canopy, wearing jeweled conical hat, gestures to Pharisee, standing, wearing pointed hat, gesturing. Three chief priests, wearing hats and gesturing, sit on bench. Three dogs, one with bone. Scene within interior with arched windows.
In background at right, four men, one wearing hat with plumes and gesturing to one wearing pointed hood and with pouch at waist.
Illustration of John 11:47-55