Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of hours
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1500
MS M.1170. Fol. 122r

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Three-quarter figure of guardian angel, nimbus as rays, looking down toward kneeling male donor, both with joined hands raised; both in room with tiled floor.
Miniature for beginning of Suffrage to Guardian Angel.
Margins inhabited by peacock and scattered with naturalistic flowers and plants including viola, forget-me-not, strawberry and rose; against gold background.