Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

La vérité à la place des ombres
France, Paris, 1679
MS M.21 fol. 102r

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Below the inscription and within an arched frame, with two columns on either side and curtains drawn to the sides, a monstrance stands on a marble altar, the Dove hovering above. Outside the frame on either side are small stands with three dice on the left and a pitcher and basin on the right, above which are additional emblems of the Passion, including halberds, lantern, mace, scourges, crosses, sword, column, spears, ladder, torch, Christ’s garment, and the cross with the crown of thorns at the top. There is a quatrain below. The frame consists of burnished gold and dull gold bands.