Division A.—School of Nurernberg.—Springinklee.
391
37. ST. CHRISTOPHER. B. 28. P. iii, 242, 65.
The saint, holding the stem of a tree in his 1. hand, is stepping out of
the water and has his 1. foot already on dry ground, where the herrnit
stands holding a torch. Christ stands on St. Christopher’s r. shoulder;
his r. hand rests on a large globe, while he blesses with the 1. hand.
The monogram is on the shaft of a column r.
[118 x 80.] Soiled impression from a German edition with text in red and black on
both sides of tbe leaf.
In tbe inventory of 1837.
P. describes this woodcut as it appeared in a later book, witbout recoguising it as one
of tbe illustrations to tbe Hortulus Animae.
38. ST. MARTIN. B. 35.
The saint, riding to r., is cutting his cloak with a sword to share it
with a beggar who kneels in foreground 1. Monogram on a wall near the
horse’s foreleg.
[118 x 79.] Good impression, without text, on tbin wbite paper.
In the inventory of 1837.
39. ST. MICHAEL. B. 36.
The archangel, with sword uplifted in his r. hand, is about to strike
at the throat of the dragon, which he grasps by the leg. Monogram in 1.
lower corner of the frame.
[118 X 78.] Fair impression, witbout text, on stouter paper tban tbe last.
In tbe inventory of 1837.
40. ST. ROCH. B. 37.
The saint, walking with a staff and raising his garment with his 1.
hand to display the sore on his r. thigh, is led to 1. by an angel. The
monogram is on a tablet resting on a cornice near 1. upper corner.
[116 X 77.] Poor impression, without text, uuifbrm witb no. 25; cut and
damaged.
Purchased at tbe Durazzo sale, 1873.
41. ST. SEBALD.
The saint, attired as an aged pilgrim, with a staft' in his 1. hand, sits
in a chair, facing 1., and holds in his r. hand, with the assistance of a boy
angel, a model of a church with two towers, an apse, ancl central spire.
Monogram on a tablet over the capital of a column r.
[118 x 78.] Late impression, without text, uniform witb no. 25.
Purchased at the Durazzo sale, 1873.
Tbis subject was unknown to Bartsch and tbe writevs wbo liave suppleiuented his
catalogue by observations. It is mentioned, however, in thc catalogue of the collection
of prints at the Hamburg Kunsthalle, p. 275. It occurs in the 1520 edition (no. 18) on
fol. cxlvii v.
391
37. ST. CHRISTOPHER. B. 28. P. iii, 242, 65.
The saint, holding the stem of a tree in his 1. hand, is stepping out of
the water and has his 1. foot already on dry ground, where the herrnit
stands holding a torch. Christ stands on St. Christopher’s r. shoulder;
his r. hand rests on a large globe, while he blesses with the 1. hand.
The monogram is on the shaft of a column r.
[118 x 80.] Soiled impression from a German edition with text in red and black on
both sides of tbe leaf.
In tbe inventory of 1837.
P. describes this woodcut as it appeared in a later book, witbout recoguising it as one
of tbe illustrations to tbe Hortulus Animae.
38. ST. MARTIN. B. 35.
The saint, riding to r., is cutting his cloak with a sword to share it
with a beggar who kneels in foreground 1. Monogram on a wall near the
horse’s foreleg.
[118 x 79.] Good impression, without text, on tbin wbite paper.
In the inventory of 1837.
39. ST. MICHAEL. B. 36.
The archangel, with sword uplifted in his r. hand, is about to strike
at the throat of the dragon, which he grasps by the leg. Monogram in 1.
lower corner of the frame.
[118 X 78.] Fair impression, witbout text, on stouter paper tban tbe last.
In tbe inventory of 1837.
40. ST. ROCH. B. 37.
The saint, walking with a staff and raising his garment with his 1.
hand to display the sore on his r. thigh, is led to 1. by an angel. The
monogram is on a tablet resting on a cornice near 1. upper corner.
[116 X 77.] Poor impression, without text, uuifbrm witb no. 25; cut and
damaged.
Purchased at tbe Durazzo sale, 1873.
41. ST. SEBALD.
The saint, attired as an aged pilgrim, with a staft' in his 1. hand, sits
in a chair, facing 1., and holds in his r. hand, with the assistance of a boy
angel, a model of a church with two towers, an apse, ancl central spire.
Monogram on a tablet over the capital of a column r.
[118 x 78.] Late impression, without text, uniform witb no. 25.
Purchased at the Durazzo sale, 1873.
Tbis subject was unknown to Bartsch and tbe writevs wbo liave suppleiuented his
catalogue by observations. It is mentioned, however, in thc catalogue of the collection
of prints at the Hamburg Kunsthalle, p. 275. It occurs in the 1520 edition (no. 18) on
fol. cxlvii v.