Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1480
MS M.253 fol. 128r

See more information »

Evangelist John, nimbed, with right hand indicating goblet containing dragon (?) held in left hand, stands beside kneeling donor, as young man, with joined hands raised.
Margins with floreate ornament. In lower margin is escutcheon with arms of France (azure three fleur-de-lis or), surmounted by a crown.