225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016. Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station

Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

« Previous Next »   Thumbnails

Breviary
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1500
MS M.52 fol. 460v

See more information »

Christ: Transfiguration -- God the Father, nimbed, wearing triple-crowned tiara, right hand raised, and dove of Holy Ghost appear above Christ (Trinity), within mandorla flanked by Moses, horned, and Elias, both nimbed. Evangelist John and Apostles James Major and Peter, tonsured, all nimbed, kneel below Him.
Scene framed by border with text in display script DOMINE BONVM EST NOS HIC ESSE FACIAMVS TRIA TABERNACVLA TIBI VNVM, MOYSY VNV(M) ET HELYE VNV(M).



(74 of 93)