Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter
Germany, Augsburg, 1225-1249
MS M.275 fol. 6r

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Christ: bearing Cross -- Christ, cross-nimbed, left hand draped, holds green cross with both hands, resting it on left shoulder. Male figure steadies its arm while second male figure, in pointed hat, possibly Simon of Cyrene, holds stem. Three figures in background.
Scene against gold background within decorated initial Q within painted frame.