Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1500
MS M.52 fol. 170v

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Christ: Ascension -- Christ, only feet visible, disappers into arc of heaven amid rays of light. Below, apostles and Virgin Mary, veiled, all kneeling amid crowd, glance upwards.
In background is landscape with buildings.
Scene framed by border decorated with peacock feathers.