Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Golden legend
Belgium, Bruges, 1445-1465
MS M.672-5 I, fol. 42v

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Anastasia the Younger: Martyrdom -- Rays of light emanating from mouth of God, crowned, holding globe, within scalloped cloud, fall on Anastasia the Younger, nimbed, partially nude, and three other figures, including one man and two women, one kneeling with hands raised toward God. They are bound with chain to trunk of tree amid flames, stoked by two executioners. Faggot lies at feet of one executioner.
Crowned man, possibly Prefect, and two other men, one carrying staff across shoulder, look on.
In background is landscape with buildings of city.