Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of hours
Belgium, Bruges, 1525-1530
MS M.1175. Fol. 195v

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Miniature, column:
1) Anna, Virgin Mary and Christ Child -- Beneath canopy, Anna, nimbed, veiled with wimple, with right hand on open book with pseudo-inscriptions in lap and with left hand extended toward Christ Child, nimbus as rays, with both hands extended, partly supported by Virgin Mary, nimbed, all seated on turf bench.
In background, landscape and city buildings.
Miniature, vignette, margins: