The Annunciation, c1407. Golden light pours down from God onto the Virgin Mary as she learns she is to give birth to the saviour. A cat and dog play in the foreground; inhabited initial and decorated border with foliage, birds and figures. At bottom right a naked flagellant is mortifying the flesh. Miniature from a book of hours.
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