The Holy Cross with the image of the Virgin of the Ursulines at Landshut, surrounded by saints, used for protection against witchcraft, fire, plague and storms. Etching.
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The saints depicted are Saint Francis, Saint Roch, Saint John Nepomuk, Saint Ignatius, Saint Francis Xavier, Saint Florian, Saint Sebastian, Saint Anthony of Padua, as well as the Trinity. Amulet against witchcraft, fire, plague and storms
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Physical description
1 print : etching ; image 14.2 x 11.6 cm
Lettering
<In> Virtute hujus signi tau quo signati fuerunt viri filii Israel et a morbo epidemi<o> libera nos. Deus noster amen. Iesu fili dei Amen. Misere mei. S. Franciscus, S. Rochus, S. Ioannes Nep. S. Ignatius Loy. S. Franciscus Xav. S. Florianus. S. Sebastianus. S. Antonius. Contra maleficia contra igne(m) pestem et tempestates. Das Wunderthetige Gnaden Bild bei den Ursuli. Landh. Glückselige ... Kreuz ...
The cross is inscribed with abbreviations, the lettering is indistinct. "Landh" may refer to Landshut, where from 1680 the Ursuline convent preserved a copy of a Roman painting of the Virgin with an inclined head
Reference
Wellcome Collection 11167i
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