S. Gertrudis Virgo Ord S. Benedich
Maker
Raphael Vanni
(Italian, 1587-1678)
Daten.d.
MediumEngraving on wove paper
DimensionsPlate: 12 1/8 x 7 15/16 in. (30.8 x 20.2 cm)
Credit LineUniversity Transfer from Max Epstein Archive
Collections
Object number1967.116.174
Status
Not on viewThis print represents the central role of visualization in Christian mystical experience. Raphael Vanius’s image of St. Gertrude exemplifies the notion that divinely guided sight can lead to union with God.
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Frontispiece: Parva Christianae Pietatis Officia Per christianiassimum Regem Ludovicum XIII Ordinata
Unknown Artist
1643 (edition)
