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Saint Faustinus and Saint Jovita of Brescia, Saint Juliana, Saint Onesimus, Saint Polychronius (15-17 February)
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Saint Faustinus and Saint Jovita of Brescia, Saint Juliana, Saint Onesimus, Saint Polychronius (15-17 February)

Jacques Callot · 1632 - 1636 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with four oval images, each with inscription and date in Latin: top left Saint Faustinus and Saint Jovita rescued from the water by an angel, top right Saint Juliana with a devil, bottom left Saint Onesimus being stoned, bottom right Saint Polychronius being struck with stones. This print is part of a series of prints depicting the saints and the Christian feast days of the year. Four scenes from one plate are always printed on one sheet. Including the corresponding title page and frontispiece, there are in total 124 plates (490 scenes). The three plates with the last 12 scenes (the moveable Christian feast days) are cut in the third state into 12 small plates, and issued with a separate title page.

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Credit lineHeilige Faustinus en Heilige Jovita van Brescia, Heilige Juliana, Heilige Onesimus, Heilige Polychronius (15-17 februari). 1632 - 1636. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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