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 miniatures on folio 116 v and the facing 117r prefix the gospel reading for mass at Easter Sunday. The illustration on folio 117r shows the angel beside the empty tomb of Christ. The figure is located in a splendid pillared setting that has an air of classical antiquity about it.