Print Description
A romancero dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua who is shown holding the Christ child flanked by a gentleman and lady. A romancero is a collection of Spanish romances, a type of folk ballad (sung narrative). The romancero is the entire corpus of such ballads. As a distinct body of literature they borrow themes such as war, honour, aristocracy and heroism from epic poetry, especially the medieval cantar de gesta and chivalric romance, and they often have a pretense of historicity.
Made by an anonymous engraver/artist.
Medium: Woodblock on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 15.5 x 21 cm (6.1 x 8.27 inch).
Condition: good, given age. With heavy soiling, foxing and irregular paper edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ROMANCERO-SAINT ANTHONY-PADUA-CHRIST-CHILD | PCO-C44-30
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Source: unknown, to be determined.
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