Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Czech Republic, possibly Prague, 1446
MS M.921 fol. 5v

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Christ: in Gethsemane -- Christ, with decorated crossed nimbus, kneels with raised hands before chalice on rock. Behind him are apostles James, John, and Peter, all nimbed and sleeping on ground. Scene in garden enclosed by picket fence, with distant city of Jerusalem in background.