Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists
A man with long hair and a beard sits on a throne, wearing a blue tunic and a beige robe. He has a red and blue halo around his head. He holds up his right hand with two fingers extended. Two swords flank him. He is surrounded by a white and red outline of a shape with four rounded corners. In the top left of the image, an angel with wings holds a scroll. In the top right, a white bird with wings holds a scroll. In the bottom left, a winged lion holds a scroll. In the bottom right, an ox with wings holds a scroll. The background of the central figure is gold. The border is blue with red and white diamond shapes at the corners. The entire image has a worn, aged appearance.
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- 665 × 893 px
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