Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Vita Christi (Life of Christ)
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1487-1490
MS M.894 fol. 236v

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Christ: Parable, Talents -- At left, four men, three wearing hats, one, kneeling on ground and burying coin, one giving coin to man before city, fourth man walking away, with coin in hands. Two swans swim in front of bridge in foreground.
At right, Christ, nimbed, seated beneath canopy, gestures with right hand to seven Apostles, nimbed, standing, some gesturing, one with joined hands raised. In background, eight men, wearing hats. Scene within room.
Scene in landscape including trees, river, and rocks.
Illustration of Matthew 25:14-30