
ca. 1515
Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)
Ghent, Belgium
172 x 125 mm
MS M.399, fol. 15v
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910
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Christ: Arrest―Two soldiers, one of whom is Malchus, seize Christ, who has a rayed nimbus. The Apostle Peter, also nimbed, raises a sword above the head of Malchus. To the left of the first soldiers is a group of soldiers carrying weapons including spears, maces, and halberds. One of these soldiers raises a lantern.
The scene is framed by a border that is decorated with flowers and inhabited by birds and a butterfly.