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The Gotha Missal: Fol. 103r, St. Andrew Being Tied to the Cross

Master of the Boqueteaux

Cleveland Museum of Art

An open book with yellowed pages against a black background. The right page has an illustration of a man with a halo being tied to a cross by three men. He wears a white robe and lies on a green rocky surface. The man on the left wears red and blue and holds a rope. Another man in a blue robe holds the end of the rope. A third man on the right wears blue and touches the saint. The scene is inside a gold frame with red squares. The left page is blank except for faint writing. Around the illustration on the right are ornate borders with blue, red, and gold designs. The text on the right page is in black ink with some red and blue decorations. A large blue and red decorative letter sits near the bottom.

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1250 × 893 px
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