Saint Christine: she is condemned to be bitten by snakes in a prison cell, but persuades them not to attack her. Engraving by Niccolò Mellini after V. Pizzoli.

  • Pizzoli, Vincenzo.
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1800-1899
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4631i
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Saint Christine: she is condemned to be bitten by snakes in a prison cell, but persuades them not to attack her. Engraving by Niccolò Mellini after V. Pizzoli. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The snakes attack the wizard (snake-charmer?) Marsus instead of Christina, but she revives him

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1800-1899

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S.ta Cristina V.M. Condannata in un fondo di carcere, ad essere dai serpi morsicata. Fa orazione vedendo i serpi rivoltarsi a Marso incantatore, ed alla presenza dei giudici lo resucita. Vin.zo Pizzoli inv. e dis. Nic.lò Mellini incise.

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Wellcome Collection 4631i

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