, Antique Master Print-SAINT PERMIN-BISHOP OF REICHENAU-SNAKE-Kager-Sadeler-1615, Pictura Antique Prints
, Antique Master Print-SAINT PERMIN-BISHOP OF REICHENAU-SNAKE-Kager-Sadeler-1615, Pictura Antique Prints

Antique Master Print-SAINT PERMIN-BISHOP OF REICHENAU-SNAKE-Kager-Sadeler-1615

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23. S. PIRMINIUS EPISCOPUS. – (Saint Permin.). Saint Permin, bishop of Reichenau is showing the construction of the abbey to Charles Martel. On the ground are snakes that are chased away by the work on the abbey. Saint Pirmin (latinized Pirminius, born before 700 (c.?670 according to many sources, died November 3, 753 in Hornbach), was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary. He founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia (Swabia), especially in the Alsace, along the Upper Rhine and in the Lake Constance region. With an 8-line caption in Latin below the image.

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’23. S. PIRMINIUS EPISCOPUS.’

Copperplate engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Double headed eagle (not visible on every sheet).
Sheet size: 19,5 x 27,5 cm. (7,7 x 10,8 inch). Image size: 15 x 21,5 cm. (5,9 x 8,5 inch).

From ‘Bavaria Sancta …’, by Matth?us Rader, published in Munich. From the original first ed. published 1615 (vol.1), 1624 (vol.2) and 1627 (vol.3). Most plates from vol. 1. Plates were sold bound as such but also sold individually. Very scarse. This hagiography work was commissioned by Maximilian I (1598-1651) to memorize the holy dead and highlight the power of their relics and devotion as an attempt to rewrite Catholic hagiography in light of Humanist criticism and Counter Reformation. I was also a piece of propaganda to glorify Maximilian and his confessional, political and territorial ambitions. Ref: Brunet IV, 1085; Lentner II, 4095; De Backer VI ao. 1376-1377; H. 239-298, 299-342 (Sadeler I); H. 157-201 (Sadeler II).

Made by ‘Raphael Sadeler’ after ‘Johann Matthias Kager or Peter Candid’. Author: Matth?us Rader, a Jesuit from Tyrol, Professor of Rhetoric in Augsburg and later Munich. Engraved by Raphael Sadeler I (1560-1632) and his son Raphael Sadeler II (1584-1632) after Johann Matthias Kager (1566-1634) and Peter Candid.

Condition: Very good, given age. Small hole top margin, not affecting image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: SAINT PERMIN-BISHOP OF REICHENAU-SNAKE-PIRMINIUS EPISCOPUS

PCO-C32-24

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Dimensions 27 × 19 × 1 cm

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