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The Torment of Murderers
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Attributed to Simon Marmion
French, Valenciennes, 1475
Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment

MS. 30, FOL. 13V

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The angel first shows Tondal's soul the torment reserved for murderers. Those who have killed people are repeatedly burned, roasted, then liquefied and strained into a cauldron of burning coals. The illuminator here depicted the murderers falling into the pot of boiling liquid.