Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Vita Christi (Life of Christ)
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1487-1490
MS M.894 fol. 117r

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Christ: sending Messengers into Village -- Nine Apostles, nimbed, gesturing, stand behind Christ, nimbed, with left hand on breast, looking toward man, wearing hat and scabbard, turning away toward doorway of house. Dog and four men, three standing, one of them gesturing, one in upstairs window with joined hands, witness scene.
Scene in landscape including trees, house, and wall.
Illustration of Luke 09:53-56