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Catherine defeating Emperor Maxentius
Bruges, ca. 1430, 1 f. (11.4 x 7 cm), on vellum with Latin text. Good condition
Cut from a small-size rubricated Latin prayerbook with text on both sides in a gothic hand. Nice small miniature showing Saint Catherine of Alexandria (with wheel) defeating Emperor Maxentius. The miniature within a gilt ruled border with a crowned Catherine dressed in red and blue and the crowned emperor dressed in violet. The protagonists are portrayed on a floor of green tiles, and standing before a grey wall under a red and gold ceiling