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St Nicholas
manner of Cornelis Anthonisz., 1538 - 1542
To meet the increasing demand for images of Saint Nicholas, the publisher Barent Koene took a damaged 16th-century woodblock with a portrait of Emperor Charles v and had it reprinted with the name of the saint on top. The emperor’s original headdress, a beret with a feather, was transformed by a well-aimed swipe of red ink into a sort of nightcap, and there you have your kindly saint.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-12.452
- Dimensionsheight 414 mm x width 340 mm
- Physical characteristicshoutsnede, handgekleurd in groen, geel en oranje