Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, probably Brussels, 1533
MS M.491 fol. 233v

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Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, seated on crescent moon, within rosary. She holds in both hands Christ Child, nimbed, nude, grasping her veil with left hand, their cheeks touching.
Miniature and text framed by architectural border.
Initial M decorated with foliate ornament begins Rosary of the Virgin.