Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, perhaps Bruges, ca. 1465
MS S.6 fol. 58v

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Virgin Mary and Christ Child: Type, Suckling -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, seated on throne with animal ornament, suckles (nurses) nude infant Christ Child, nimbed, held in her lap. Angel, playing flute (?), stands beside throne. Scene in room with tile floor and leaded-glass windows.
Margins with floreate ornament.