Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
England, possibly York, 1316-1331
MS G.50 fol. 18v

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Christ: Temptation, 1st -- Winged, horned devil stands on pile of stones, gesturing toward Christ, cross-nimbed, with His head turned toward the devil, His right hand raised, and book in His draped left hand, departing to right.
Scene with diapered background, beneath double multifoiled arcade, within decorated frame with foliate terminals at corners.