Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Rouen, ca. 1500
MS H.1 fol. 146v

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Christ: Pietà -- Body of Christ, nimbed, bleeding from wounds, wearing short loincloth, reclines on lap of Virgin Mary, nimbed and veiled with wimple, holding Him with her right hand, raising her left hand. They are flanked by two Holy Women, nimbed and veiled, with joined hands. At left Evangelist John, supports upper body of Christ with both hands. Donor, with joined hands, kneels at right next to monogram in gold on blue escutcheon. Cross, hung with crown of thorns, is in background; three nails are in foreground.
Scene in landscape with hills and trees, enclosed in architectural frame with uprights decorated with two statues standing on pediments below canopies.