Saint Medardus of Noyon, Saint Calliope, Saint Primus and Saint Felicianus of Rome, Saint Margaret of Scotland (8-10 June)
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 Medardus of Noyon with an eagle and a rain cloud above his head, top right Saint Calliope being tortured with a glowing iron, bottom left Saint Primus and Saint Felicianus with an angel in prison, bottom right Saint Margaret of Scotland beside two people in a bed. 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.
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