Saint Nicholas of Myra and Bari. Etching, 1781, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

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1781
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6692i
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Saint Nicholas of Myra and Bari. Etching, 1781, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Usually depicted as a bishop, since he was bishop of Myra in Asia Minor. His relics were transferred to Bari in Italy in 1087. His body was believed to secrete a perfumed myrrh (the manna of St. Nicholas) which pilgrims to the Holy Land would collect in leaden flasks before leaving Italy. As a result, he was the patron saint of guilds of perfumers, apothecaries and spicers. Other legends associated with his name led to his reputation as "Father Christmas"

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1781

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1 print : etching

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References note

R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, p. 270, no. 3174 ("Der heilige Nicolaus, vor ihm ein Kind. Düsseldorfer Handzeichnungswerk 30")

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Wellcome Collection 6692i

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