Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Gospel book
Armenia, Van, 1461
MS M.749 fol. 151v

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Evangelist Luke, pearled nimbus, tonsured, sits on cushioned chair, with feet on cushion, with pen in right hand writing in open book held in left hand, beneath rays issuing from starry arcs of heaven toward him, and beside open book on lectern, in architectural niche; panels of foliate ornament and interlace.
Figure in architectural setting, with knotted curtain, against gold background, within decorated frame.