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390 EarJy German and Flemish Woodcuts.—Part II.
31. ST. MATTHEW (not Matthias).
B. 24.
The apostle, with his r. hand on the hilt of a sword, sits looking up to
1. on a low stool with a base carved in the shape of a dolphin. A garland
is suspended over his head. Monogram over a cornice 1. near the
garland.
[118 x 78.] Good impression, without text, uniform with no. 29.
Pmchased from Mr. Gutekunst, 1870.
32. ST. PETER. B. 14.
The apostle, holding in his 1. hand a large key with a smaller one
attached to it, sits on a chair looking up to 1. Monogram on a tablet near
the top, resting on a cornice. Houses and trees 1.
[118 x 78.] Good impression, without text, uniform with no. 29.
Purchased from Mr. Gutekunst, 1870.
33. ST. PHILIP. B. 18.
The apostle, holding a cross in 1. hand, an open book in r. hand, sits
on a canopied chair under a round arch. Monogram on a tablet under his
r. foot.
[117 X 75.] Late impression, uniform with no. 25, cut and damaged.
Purchased at the Durazzo sale, 1873.
34. ST. THOMAS. B. 21.
The apostle sits, in profile to 1., at a table, reading a book wliich he
holds in both hands. A lance rests against the wall of the room.
Monogram on a tablet attached to the wall.
[117 x 78.] Late impression, uniform with no. 25.
Purchased from Messrs. Evaus, 1856.
35. ST. AMBROSE.
B. 48.
The saint is seated, facing r., writing in a book which lies on a sloping
desk. A lamp hangs from an arch over his head. Monogram on shaft of
pillar 1.
[118 x 78.] Without text. Good impression [margin 5 mm.], though the block
shows some signs of wear. The impression can be dated with certainty before 1524, for
in that year the block was used in a Germau N.T. printed by Peypus (leaf 126 v., before
the Epistle to the Hebrews), wilh the lower part containing the tablet cut away,
reducing the height of the block to 101 mm.
Purchased from Messrs. Graves, 1858.
B. 27.
36. ST. AUGUSTINE.
The saint, in cope and mitre, is seated at a table, looking round and
down at a child who is ladling water with a spoon on the floor 1. Mono-
gram on a tablet under the table r.
[118 x 78.] Good impression, without text, uniform with no. 35, and doubtless of
the same date.
Purchased from Mcssrs. Graves, 1858.
31. ST. MATTHEW (not Matthias).
B. 24.
The apostle, with his r. hand on the hilt of a sword, sits looking up to
1. on a low stool with a base carved in the shape of a dolphin. A garland
is suspended over his head. Monogram over a cornice 1. near the
garland.
[118 x 78.] Good impression, without text, uniform with no. 29.
Pmchased from Mr. Gutekunst, 1870.
32. ST. PETER. B. 14.
The apostle, holding in his 1. hand a large key with a smaller one
attached to it, sits on a chair looking up to 1. Monogram on a tablet near
the top, resting on a cornice. Houses and trees 1.
[118 x 78.] Good impression, without text, uniform with no. 29.
Purchased from Mr. Gutekunst, 1870.
33. ST. PHILIP. B. 18.
The apostle, holding a cross in 1. hand, an open book in r. hand, sits
on a canopied chair under a round arch. Monogram on a tablet under his
r. foot.
[117 X 75.] Late impression, uniform with no. 25, cut and damaged.
Purchased at the Durazzo sale, 1873.
34. ST. THOMAS. B. 21.
The apostle sits, in profile to 1., at a table, reading a book wliich he
holds in both hands. A lance rests against the wall of the room.
Monogram on a tablet attached to the wall.
[117 x 78.] Late impression, uniform with no. 25.
Purchased from Messrs. Evaus, 1856.
35. ST. AMBROSE.
B. 48.
The saint is seated, facing r., writing in a book which lies on a sloping
desk. A lamp hangs from an arch over his head. Monogram on shaft of
pillar 1.
[118 x 78.] Without text. Good impression [margin 5 mm.], though the block
shows some signs of wear. The impression can be dated with certainty before 1524, for
in that year the block was used in a Germau N.T. printed by Peypus (leaf 126 v., before
the Epistle to the Hebrews), wilh the lower part containing the tablet cut away,
reducing the height of the block to 101 mm.
Purchased from Messrs. Graves, 1858.
B. 27.
36. ST. AUGUSTINE.
The saint, in cope and mitre, is seated at a table, looking round and
down at a child who is ladling water with a spoon on the floor 1. Mono-
gram on a tablet under the table r.
[118 x 78.] Good impression, without text, uniform with no. 35, and doubtless of
the same date.
Purchased from Mcssrs. Graves, 1858.