MINIATURIST, German
(active 1043-1046 in Echternach)

The Golden Gospels of Henry III

1043-46
Manuscript (Cod. Vitr. 17), 500 x 335 mm
Real Biblioteca de San Lorenzo, El Escorial

On folio 3r is the second dedication picture of the manuscript. It shows the Virgin Mary, to whom the cathedral is dedicated. She is accepting the evangeliary from Henry III, while simultaneously blessing his consort, Agnes.