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Brotherton Collection2
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virgin mary2
holy ghost (as dove)1
christ1
birth and youth of christ1
angels1
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Judas Machabeus, Nativity of Christ (image 16)
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Judas Machabeus, Nativity of Christ (image 16)

[ca. 1461-1483]

The roundel at top left depicts Judas Machabeus (30). The artist has user a generic warrior model, almost identical to that used for Joshua (15) and Alexander (29). The roundel below it depicts the sc...

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Annunciation, Julius Caesar, London (image 18)
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Annunciation, Julius Caesar, London (image 18)

[ca. 1461-1483]

The roundel depicts Angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary (34). Gabriel holds a small golden cross. The Holy Ghost as a dove descends upon the Virgin. Mary kneels under a pin...

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