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Early G-erman and Flemish Woodcuts.—Part I.
B. 15 (1-3).
THREE PRINTS FROM A SERIES OF VIRGIN SAINTS.
(1.) ST. BARBARA.
Sclir. 2561; W. u. Z. 373. W.—B 35.
The Saint stands turning to r., carrying a palm-branch in her r.
hand, and supporting with her 1. hand the tower, which is in two stages,
with two windows in the upper storey, and the chalice and host within
an open door in the lower. She wears a robe and mantle, and a crown,
and her head is surrounded by a nimbus with plain, black disk and white
rim. ITer iong hair falls down her back. The ground, on which two
plants grow, is dotted, and bordered at top and bottom by a white line.
At the bottom is a black space on which is the name 5cUtt l»<lVhcU‘ct in
white Gothic letters, with an ornament consisting of nine dots round a
ring between the two words. The background is covered by long sprays
of foliage, white on a black ground, which bear flowers composed of six
or seven dots round another dot in the centre. The whole is surrounded
by a narrow white line and a broad black line beyond it.
[48 X 35.] In good condition, without margin. Colours : madder red, yellow.
Purchased at the Weigel sale, 1872.
(2.) ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA.
Schr. 2584 ; W. u. Z. 372. W.—B 39.
The Saint stands, turning slightly to r., wearing a crown, robe and
mantle, with long hair falling down her back. Her nimbus has a plain,
black disk and a double white rim. She holds a closed book in her r.
hand and places her 1. hand on the hilt of a sword, the jioint of which
rests on the ground between the spokes of the wheel. The ground is
dotted. Three tufts of grass and a plant with three tall flowers grow on
it. The background has the pattern described in the last print, the only
difference being that all the flowers have seven dots, and the centre is not
a clot, but a ring. At the top of the print is a scroll, which bears on a
black ground, outlined in white, the name itatfjfV, in white Gothic
letters. Border, a white line (the black line beyond it is almost entirely
cut away).
[45 X 31 (cut).] In fair condition, but somewhat rubbed, and cut within the border
Colours : yellow ochre, yellowisli green, traces of liglit red or brown.
Purcliased at the Weigel sale, 1872.
(3.) ST. MARGARET OF ANTIOCH.
Schr. 2699. W.—B 48, 10.
The Saint stands, turning to 1, wearing a crown, robe, girdle, ancl
mantle. She holds in her r. hancl a tall cross, and in her 1. hand a chain,
fastened to the neck of the dragon, which is coiled round her feet. Bive
tufts of grass grow on the dotted ground, ancl the background has the
same pattern as the other two prints, except that in this case the flowers
are composed of eight dots arranged rouncl a central ring. A black band
with white borders passes across the top of the print, on which the name
mavgavfta is engraved in white Gothic letters. The border is a white
Early G-erman and Flemish Woodcuts.—Part I.
B. 15 (1-3).
THREE PRINTS FROM A SERIES OF VIRGIN SAINTS.
(1.) ST. BARBARA.
Sclir. 2561; W. u. Z. 373. W.—B 35.
The Saint stands turning to r., carrying a palm-branch in her r.
hand, and supporting with her 1. hand the tower, which is in two stages,
with two windows in the upper storey, and the chalice and host within
an open door in the lower. She wears a robe and mantle, and a crown,
and her head is surrounded by a nimbus with plain, black disk and white
rim. ITer iong hair falls down her back. The ground, on which two
plants grow, is dotted, and bordered at top and bottom by a white line.
At the bottom is a black space on which is the name 5cUtt l»<lVhcU‘ct in
white Gothic letters, with an ornament consisting of nine dots round a
ring between the two words. The background is covered by long sprays
of foliage, white on a black ground, which bear flowers composed of six
or seven dots round another dot in the centre. The whole is surrounded
by a narrow white line and a broad black line beyond it.
[48 X 35.] In good condition, without margin. Colours : madder red, yellow.
Purchased at the Weigel sale, 1872.
(2.) ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA.
Schr. 2584 ; W. u. Z. 372. W.—B 39.
The Saint stands, turning slightly to r., wearing a crown, robe and
mantle, with long hair falling down her back. Her nimbus has a plain,
black disk and a double white rim. She holds a closed book in her r.
hand and places her 1. hand on the hilt of a sword, the jioint of which
rests on the ground between the spokes of the wheel. The ground is
dotted. Three tufts of grass and a plant with three tall flowers grow on
it. The background has the pattern described in the last print, the only
difference being that all the flowers have seven dots, and the centre is not
a clot, but a ring. At the top of the print is a scroll, which bears on a
black ground, outlined in white, the name itatfjfV, in white Gothic
letters. Border, a white line (the black line beyond it is almost entirely
cut away).
[45 X 31 (cut).] In fair condition, but somewhat rubbed, and cut within the border
Colours : yellow ochre, yellowisli green, traces of liglit red or brown.
Purcliased at the Weigel sale, 1872.
(3.) ST. MARGARET OF ANTIOCH.
Schr. 2699. W.—B 48, 10.
The Saint stands, turning to 1, wearing a crown, robe, girdle, ancl
mantle. She holds in her r. hancl a tall cross, and in her 1. hand a chain,
fastened to the neck of the dragon, which is coiled round her feet. Bive
tufts of grass grow on the dotted ground, ancl the background has the
same pattern as the other two prints, except that in this case the flowers
are composed of eight dots arranged rouncl a central ring. A black band
with white borders passes across the top of the print, on which the name
mavgavfta is engraved in white Gothic letters. The border is a white