Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, Brussels, ca. 1540
MS M.696 fol. 258v

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Gregory the Great: Scene, Appearance of Christ -- Gregory the Great, wearing triple cross papal tiara, siting on draped throne beside triple cross staff, with pen held in right hand writes in open book on draped desk in front of him. To right is vision of Christ, wearing short loin cloth, with rayed nimbus, bleeding from wounds, affixed with three nails to tau cross. In mandorla ringed with Instruments of the Passion.
Text and miniature enclosed in classicizing architectural frame, with dolphins flanking pendant enclosing figure (?) in lower margin.