MINIATURIST, French
(active mid-15th century)

Lancelot

c. 1450
Manuscript (MS 3479)
Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris

The miniature on folio 1 of the French manuscript shows Lancelot's vision of the Grail at a wayside cross. Lancelot dedicated himself to the quest for the Holy Grail, held before him in a vision by angels, but was diverted from it by his love for Guinevere.




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