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164. MS M.917/945, ff. 123v–124r


SS. Peter, John the Baptist, and Martin

ca. 1440
The Netherlands, Utrecht
MS M.917/945, ff. 123v–124r

Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows and with special assistance of Mrs. Frederick B. Adams, Sr., Mrs. Robert Charles, Mr. Laurens M. Hamilton, The Heineman Foundation, Mrs. Donald F. Hyde, Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan

This small miniature for the Mass of All Saints includes three popular saints, each identifiable by his attributes. Peter, wearing a papal tiara, holds the keys to heaven. Beneath his cloak, John the Baptist wears a camel skin and holds the Lamb of God on his book. Martin, dressed as a bishop, shares his cloak with a beggar. This small image was originally juxtaposed with a full-page miniature that is lost. Its disappearance makes any attempt to reconstruct the original context of the remaining depiction challenging.