Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1440
MS W.3 fol. 30v

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Christ: in Gethsemane and Christ: Betrayal, Arrival in Garden -- Christ, crossed nimbus, with joined hands, kneels before rocky outcrop on which is chalice and wafer (host), looking up toward half figure of God, rays as nimbus, holding globe with both hands in arc of Heaven. Behind Christ are three apostles, nimbed, one tonsured, possibly Peter, seated, resting head on right hand, holding book with left hand. All enclosed with two trees by picket fence. In background, outside of fence are six (?) soldiers wearing armor some carrying spears, one with lantern, behind Judas, looking back at them, holding small sack with raised left hand.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament inhabited by bird, with vase and with escutcheon with heraldry incorporating the arms of the Seigneur de Lannoy (argent, three lions vert crowned or).