Saint Barbara comforting the dying. Line engraving, 17--.
- Date:
- [between 1700 and 1799?]
- Reference:
- 586612i
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Description
A dying woman is comforted by a priest. Death (a skeleton) holds a scythe and hourglass, Time (a winged man) points to a book. Above, Saint Barbara, with her attributes the crown and tower, holds the Eucharist. From her heart a ray of grace descends to the dying woman
Publication/Creation
[Austria?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1700 and 1799?]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; image and lettering 14.3 x 9 cm
Lettering
H. Barbara sonderbahre Patronin der Sterbenden
Reference
Wellcome Collection 586612i
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Location Status Access Closed stores