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The Gotha Missal: Fol. 17v, The Adoration of the Magi

Master of the Boqueteaux

Cleveland Museum of Art

An open, old book with yellowed pages. A border of blue vines with red and green leaves frames the text on both sides. The pages contain black text with some red, the letters are black with some red and blue decorations. A blue and gold illuminated manuscript depicts 3 men and a woman on the right center page. The border around the manuscript is blue and gold. A gold and blue leafy design tops the frame, and a gold and blue vine descends on either side. A blue fleur-de-lis tops a gold column on the left. The woman and one man wear gold halos. The man on the left wears a blue robe and a red hat. Another man wears a red robe. A third man wears a blue robe. Two men stand behind, the one on the right with a blue cloak over his red robe, the one on the left in a blue robe. The woman wears a blue robe with a gold tunic. The background is black.

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1250 × 893 px
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