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Crucifixion
Crucifixion: Christ dies on the Cross, flanked by his mother
Mary and St. John. This central episode serves as the image for the Hours
of the Cross, which guided meditation on the sacrifice of Christ and was
often recalled after the Hours of the Virgin.
Gift of Benno Loewy.
Book of Hours. Northern Italy, first third of
the 15th century.
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