MS G.55 fol. 61r

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Hours of Pierre de Bosredont

France, Langres
ca. 1465
157 x 113 mm

Gift of the Trustees of the William S. Glazier Collection, 1984

MS G.55 fol. 61r
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Christ: Resurrection — A nimbed Christ stands in a mandorla atop a rocky outcrop. He is partially draped and is raising his right hand in blessing and holding a cross staff in His left hand. . In front of Him are three soldiers, one asleep and the other two, one of whom holds a halberd, looking toward Him,. The scene is set in a landscape with trees and buildings in the background.
The margins are decorated with floreate ornament. A monogram of the initials A and P linked by a love knot is in the lower margin. Text, Hours of the Virgin.