Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, perhaps Tours, 1500-1525
MS M.31 fol. 98r

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Virgin Mary: Coronation -- Virgin Mary, with joined hands raised, kneeling, is flanked by Christ and angel. Christ, rays as cross nimbus, with bleeding wound in side, seated, raises right hand in blessing and holds crown with left hand above head of Mary. Angel holds the crown with both hands. All before mandorla of rays in which dove of Holy Ghost hovers in another mandorla of rays. Amid clouds surrounding first mandorla are winged heads or angels, some possibly nimbed.