In the context of The Martyrdom of St Erasmus (Bouts), discuss the Sources for the central image of the Patronage, commission and authorship.
Bouts likely drew upon images of the martyrdom of Erasmus from manuscript illustrations. An illumination in a book of hours owned by Catherine of Cleves is discussed by Bert Cardon in his contribution to the 1975 exhibition catalog. Inigo Bocken points to the similarity of Diocletian's clothing with that of the figure of Nicolas Rolin in a work by Jan van Eyck now at the Louvre.
Erasmus Nicolas Rolin Catherine of Cleves manuscript illustrations martyr book of hours Diocletian