Illuminated Manuscript Leaf: Crucifixion
$4,200 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A LATE 15TH CENTURY FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS FEATURING A POIGNANT MINIATURE DEPICTING THE CRUCIFIXION. The miniature offered here recto captures the Crucifixion with notable emotional depth. Christ is shown on the Cross, flanked by the Virgin Mary in deep blue robes, her hands crossed in grief, and St. John the Evangelist who supports her. To the right stands a Roman soldier, possibly Longinus, rendered in
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