Saint Thomas of Aquino, Saint Adrian and companions, Saint Francesca of Rome, Saint Macarius I of Jerusalem (7-10 March)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Sheet with four oval scenes, each with inscription and date in Latin: top left Saint Thomas of Aquino praying before a crucifix, top right Saint Adrian being pushed into the sea together with two other people, bottom left Saint Francisca with an angel beside her, bottom right Saint Macarius dressed as a bishop and pointing to the left. 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) were cut in the third state into 12 small prints, and issued with a separate title page.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSimilar works
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