Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Il filostrato
Italy, Naples, 1414
MS M.0371 fol. 050r

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Legend, Troilus and Cressida: Troilus writing to Cressida -- Troilus, with pen in right hand, writes on scroll held by left hand on lap. He sits on bench below arch supported by two columns, with background of vine scroll, and grass in foreground.