Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius of Milan, Saint Silverius, Saint Eusebius of Samosata, Saint Paulinus of Nola (19-22 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 Gervasius and Saint Protasius being beaten to death, top right Saint Silverius kneeling beside a tiara, bottom left Saint Eusebius of Samosata receiving a roof tile on his head, bottom right Saint Paulinus of Nola in conversation with three people. 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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