
St. Andrew
ca. 1440
The Netherlands, Utrecht
MS M.917/945, pp. 214–215
Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows, 1963
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Andrew, in the familiar tiled and textiled setting, holds the eponymous X-shaped cross to which he was tied for crucifixion and from which, according to tradition, he preached for two days before succumbing. He has long blond hair and curly beard and wears a bright blue cloak over a crimson robe. In the border below is a bizarre scene of a hairy wildman astride a white goose or swan, drawing a knife across its throat. How this scene might be connected with St. Andrew is unknown.