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a drawing of a large group of people sitting around a long tablea drawing of two men standing next to each other in front of a buildinga black and white drawing of a man standing in front of a mirroran image of a drawing of a statue of jesus in a churcha black and white drawing of a cross with angels on it
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57 - [SAINTS – RELICS]. A group of five devotional engravings rel…
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Estimate €600 - €1,000
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[SAINTS – RELICS]. A group of five devotional engravings relating to major Counter-Reformation cults of relics. Italy and Spain, 16th–17th century. An interesting collection of five engravings linked by the theme of the veneration of relics and miraculous images. The lot comprises: a rare depiction of the Cross of Caravaca, accompanied by a prayer granting an indulgence in Spanish and a representation of the Blessed Sacrament (270 × 220 mm); the Holy Shroud of Christ, supported by three bishops and dedicated to Henri de Bourgnay (280 × 350 mm); the Miraculous Christ of San Quilino in the collegiate church of San Lorenzo Maggiore in Milan, dedicated to the provost Giovanni Ambrogio Turriano (268 × 150 mm); Saints Rasius and Anastasius, depicted before the Roman basilica of Santa Maria ad Martyres (the Pantheon), with an extensive text concerning their relics (313 × 220 mm); and, finally, an evocative engraving depicting the body of Saint Francis of Assisi on display in the Lower Basilica, bearing the coat of arms of the dedicatee Marcello Rondinino (340 × 245 mm). A small group of devotional engravings (5), mounted on 18th-century watermarked paper with contemporary annotations. (5)
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Auction time 10/15/2026 at 2:45 PM
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