MINIATURIST, German
(active mid-13th century in Rheinau)

Rheinau Psalter

1240-60
Manuscript (Cod. Rh. 167), 267 x 186 mm
Zentralbibliothek, Zurich

The main characters of this crowded composition depicting the Kiss of Judas are Christ and Judas in the centre (folio 52v). On the left side Apostle Peter can be seen as cutting the ear of a soldier. The beautiful frame of the scene is remarkable.

The codex was made in the Rheinau monastery.