Saint Pantaleon of Nicomedia, Saint Nazarius and Saint Celsus of Milan, Saint Martha of Bethany, Saint Beatrice of Rome (27-29 July)
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 Pantaleon of Nicomedia being pushed from an abyss, top right Saint Nazarius with Saint Celsus, bottom left Saint Martha in a doorway opposite a group of saints, bottom right Saint Beatrice of Rome being strangled. 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 printed on each sheet. Including the corresponding title page and frontispiece, the series comprises 124 plates (490 depictions). The three plates with the last 12 scenes (the moveable Christian feast days) were cut down in the third state to 12 small prints and issued with a separate title page.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSimilar works
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