Saint Bruno
St Bruno standing on a hillock, his left foot on an orb, left hand on his heart, holding an open book in the other, looking towards the sky where two cherubs are seen on a cloud at right; fountain gushing from a tomb at right; an abbey seen in the valley at left, seven stars in a circle in the sky above; rocky mountains in the distance; cartouche with inscription at center in foreground, bishop's mitre lying at left; after Gilles Baquereel
Artwork Details
- Title: Saint Bruno
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Date: 1649
- Medium: Etching; first state of four
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 7 1/16 in. (24.3 × 18 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.1.30
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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