Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Historien Bibel
Germany, between 1375 and 1400
MS M.268 fol. 29r

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Upper half: Christ: Parable, Prodigal Son -- In three scenes, at left, father, wearing hat, with right hand holding staff and with left hand raised to breast, stands beside one of two sons, gesturing. In center, son, with right hand raising food to mouth and with left hand lowered to trough out of which are eating three heads of boars. In background, woman, wearing veil, with right hand raised and man, partly embracing her, two others (with only heads visible). At right, father, wearing hat, embraces son, surrounded by four figures, at least two veiled women. Lower half: Christ: meeting Samaritan Woman -- Beside well with pulley and bucket suspended by rope, Samaritan Woman, veiled with wimple, extends jug toward Christ, cross-nimbed, with right hand raised and with left hand holding book, accompanied by six nimbed apostles (some with only heads visible), foremost holding book. At right, Christ, cross-nimbed, with right hand holding book and with left hand lowered toward ground, accompanied by three nimbed apostles, all before woman, possibly another Samaritan Woman, veiled, and group of five men, three wearing Jew’s hats.