Saint Dymphna of Geel, Saint Peregrinus of Auxerre, Saint Restitua of Naples, Saint Dioscorus of Egypt (15-18 May)
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 Dymphna being beheaded by her father, top right Saint Peregrinus of Auxerre preaching to a crowd, bottom left Saint Restitua of Naples in a burning boat, bottom right Saint Dioscorus of Egypt being tortured with hot irons or torches. 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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