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![]() MS 6 Paris ca. 1450 possibly the work of a follower of the Bedford Master 20 cm by 13 cm, BX2080/R72/ca. 1450 Crucifixion As usual, Mary and the disciple John stand in mourning. This illumination is full of narration; the centurion Longinus holds a scroll with his words upon it: vere Dei Filius erat iste ⌠truly this was the Son of God.■ Another figure pierces Christ, and the flowing blood prefigures the Eucharist. Both the sun and moon appear because, according to tradition, an eclipse occurred at the Crucifixion. http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/exh |
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