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Saint Eufrasia. Woodcut, 1558.
- Date:
- [1558]
- Reference:
- 4843i
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Description
An episode in a 16th century play about the life of Saint Euphrasia. A horned figure in monastic dress (the devil in disguise?) leads a nun out of a building: the nun is touched by a hand emerging from the sun
Publication/Creation
[Florence] : [s.n.], [1558]
Physical description
1 print : woodcut
References note
Alessandro D'Ancona, Sacre rappresentazioni dei secoli XIV, XV e XVI, Volume 2, 1872
Notes
Included as an illustration in Giunta, La rapresentatione di santa Eufrasia composta per messer Castellano Castellani, 1558
Reference
Wellcome Collection 4843i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Italian
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores