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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2 Excised Leaves)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Medieval-style illuminated manuscript page. The top section features an oval-shaped illustration depicting a scene with a king, a kneeling woman, a nude child, and a soldier in armor holding a sword. The background of the illustration includes gold, blue, and red. The soldier and king wear red and blue clothing. The woman wears a pink dress. The page has a border with floral patterns, leaves, and a peacock at the top. The bottom of the page features a blue lizard and a brown rabbit. The majority of the page is filled with black handwritten text with some red accents. The text is arranged in columns. The page's background is aged, yellowed parchment.

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645 × 893 px
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