MINIATURIST, German
(active around 1010 in Reichenau)

Gospel Lectionary of Henry II

c. 1010
Manuscript (Clm. 4452), 425 x 320 mm
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

The miniature on folio 17v shows the three Magi bearing their precious gifts, and perhaps Henry imagined himself as the king who brought to Christ a present of gold.