Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

578. MS M.399, fol. 291v

ca. 1515

Da Costa hours
Illuminated by Simon Bening (1483/84–1561)

Ghent, Belgium
172 x 125 mm
MS M.399, fol. 291v

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), 1910

Christopher of Lycia: Carrying the Christ Child―Under a starry sky, a nimbed Christopher of Lycia supports himself with a staff as he crosses a river. He carries on his shoulder the Christ Child, who has a rayed nimbus. The Christ Child raises His right hand in blessing and holds a globe in His left hand. On shore, a hermit raises a lantern. The scene is framed by a decorative border.