Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Apocalypse
Belgium, Ghent, ca. 1475
MS M.484 fol. 16v

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Apocalypse: Christ and Candlesticks -- Christ, rayed crossed nimbus, right hand extended, leans over Evangelist John, nimbed, eyes shut, reclining on ground.
Scene on island with hills and water in background with swans, boat, and ships.
Margins decorated with border of floreate rinceaux.
Grisaille miniature with color wash.
Illustration of Revelation 1:17.