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RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / Manuscripts / French translation of Jean de Vignay / Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Fr. 244-245 (Master of Jacques de Besançon, 1480-1490) / Fr. 244
Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / cap. 37: De Purificatione beate Mariae Virginis (February 2)
The Church / Liturgy / Liturgy in visions / Vision of the heavenly liturgy of Candlemas (Legenda aurea)

Further details

According to the Legenda aurea, a devout lady had a vision of the Candlemas liturgy celebrated by Christ in person as priest. This image probably shows the Offertory, during which the saints present returned the candles they had received at the beginning to the priest - the lady refuses to do so and then wakes up holding a candle.

Artist or creator

Master of Jacques de Besançon (François le Barbier, active c1480-1498)

Date

1480 (circa) - 1490

Location

Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fr. 244

Book, text or document (source of image)

Folio: 76r.

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