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Book of Hours
France, Langres, ca. 1465
MS G.55 fol. 57r

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Christ: in Gethsemane -- Christ, with rayed nimbus, kneels with joined hands extended, before rocky outcrop above which is chalice, with host (wafer) above it, in mandorla. In foreground, three apostles, all nimbed, sit on ground, resting heads on right hands, asleep. City and group of people, possibly soldiers, in background.
Margins decorated with floreate ornament, including strawberry. In lower margin, monogram of initials A and P linked by love knot. Text, Hours of the Virgin.



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