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Belgium, Tournai, ca. 1480-1490
MS M.171 fol. 15r

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Christ: Entombment -- Two men, probably Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea hold, above sarcophagus, shroud on which is body of Christ, rays as cross nimbus, wearing short loincloth, bleeding from wounds. Virgin Mary, nimbed and veiled stands next to Him, flanked by Holy Woman and Evangelist John, both nimbed. Two other women stand at right.



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