Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Brittany, France, ca. 1440-1450 ; Paris, France, ca. 1500-1510
MS M.117 fol. 26r

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Christ: crowned with Thorns -- Christ, with crossed rays as nimbus, sits with bound hands and is flanked by two men, both wearing hats and using rods to put crown of thorns on head of the Christ. To left, two men wearing hats witness scene through opening in wall.
Margins with foliate ornament, including strawberries.