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146 Early German and Flemish Woodcuts.—Part 1.
terror to the ground (Joh. xviii, 6). One of them carries a shield, on the
■outer side of which is a large face in profile, like the man on the moon,
•often seen in early engravings. Another has a lance with a pennon.
Behind the soldiers, on the slope of the hill, is a tree. There is no
hatching.
[68 x 57.]
(24.) The Virgin wrapping the roin-cloth round Christ.
Christ stands in the centre, bending forward, but looking back over
his r. shoulder at his Mother, who is wrapping the cloth round his loins,
while one of the three soldiers to r. is stripping the sleeves of the purple
robe off his arms. St. John is seen 1. behind the Virgin. The ground is
•quite plain. There is no hatching.
[70 x 59 (cut).]
(25.) The Virgin.
The Virgin, with a double nimbus, stands on the ground, f'acing to the
front, wearing a veil, mantle and robe, and pointed shoes. She carries
three objects in her hands, the form of which is so obscured by the thick
body-colour (yellow) which has been applied to them, that they cannot be
recognised. Their shape is like a long oval leaf. The ground is marked
by an horizon and four other lines; there is no grass. The background
is plain, but has been painted a reddish violet (like the sky in
no. 15) sprinkled Avith large Avhite stars. The mantle is blue, the robe
crimson.
[67 x 55.]
(26.) The Virgin and Child in Glory, with Angels.
The Virgin, crowned, in robe and mantle, holding the Child on her r.
arm, stands on the inverted crescent of the moon, with a human face.
She is surrounded by a halo of rays. The ground is marked by a single
uneven line. On a level with the Virgin’s head are two half-length figures
of angels, emerging from clouds, playing a lute (1.) and an organ (r.).
There is no hatching.
[71 x 60.]
(27.) St. Agnes.
St. Agnes sits on a rock, with her face in profile to L, holding a lamb
in her arms. Her hair hangs down her back, she wears a full mantle
(with hatchings), over a robe. The background is hilly, and on either
side are three trees, drawn in the same primitive way as was described
above (no. 8), but more slender, and less pyramidal in shape, ending in a
point at the top.
[69 x 53.]
(28.) Tiie Marriage of St. Catherine.
The Virgin sits r. on a bench, holding the naked infant Christ, who
stands on her knee and reaches out his r. hand to place the ring on the
forefinger of St. Catherine’s right hand. The saint, in crown and mantle,
kneels 1. holding the sword, point downwards, in her 1. hand. The broken
terror to the ground (Joh. xviii, 6). One of them carries a shield, on the
■outer side of which is a large face in profile, like the man on the moon,
•often seen in early engravings. Another has a lance with a pennon.
Behind the soldiers, on the slope of the hill, is a tree. There is no
hatching.
[68 x 57.]
(24.) The Virgin wrapping the roin-cloth round Christ.
Christ stands in the centre, bending forward, but looking back over
his r. shoulder at his Mother, who is wrapping the cloth round his loins,
while one of the three soldiers to r. is stripping the sleeves of the purple
robe off his arms. St. John is seen 1. behind the Virgin. The ground is
•quite plain. There is no hatching.
[70 x 59 (cut).]
(25.) The Virgin.
The Virgin, with a double nimbus, stands on the ground, f'acing to the
front, wearing a veil, mantle and robe, and pointed shoes. She carries
three objects in her hands, the form of which is so obscured by the thick
body-colour (yellow) which has been applied to them, that they cannot be
recognised. Their shape is like a long oval leaf. The ground is marked
by an horizon and four other lines; there is no grass. The background
is plain, but has been painted a reddish violet (like the sky in
no. 15) sprinkled Avith large Avhite stars. The mantle is blue, the robe
crimson.
[67 x 55.]
(26.) The Virgin and Child in Glory, with Angels.
The Virgin, crowned, in robe and mantle, holding the Child on her r.
arm, stands on the inverted crescent of the moon, with a human face.
She is surrounded by a halo of rays. The ground is marked by a single
uneven line. On a level with the Virgin’s head are two half-length figures
of angels, emerging from clouds, playing a lute (1.) and an organ (r.).
There is no hatching.
[71 x 60.]
(27.) St. Agnes.
St. Agnes sits on a rock, with her face in profile to L, holding a lamb
in her arms. Her hair hangs down her back, she wears a full mantle
(with hatchings), over a robe. The background is hilly, and on either
side are three trees, drawn in the same primitive way as was described
above (no. 8), but more slender, and less pyramidal in shape, ending in a
point at the top.
[69 x 53.]
(28.) Tiie Marriage of St. Catherine.
The Virgin sits r. on a bench, holding the naked infant Christ, who
stands on her knee and reaches out his r. hand to place the ring on the
forefinger of St. Catherine’s right hand. The saint, in crown and mantle,
kneels 1. holding the sword, point downwards, in her 1. hand. The broken