Author: Pieter de Bailliu (1613-1660) after Peter van Lint (1609-1690)
Title: [Antique print, engraving] S. Helena discovering the real Cross, P. de Bailliu, published ca. 1680, 1 p.
Description: St. Helena, the mother of Constantine, discovering the real Cross.After a fresco in Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome by Peter van Lint.On the bottom inscription in Latin concerning the miraculous powers of the Cross: 'Nobile CRUX... Mer. D.D. Pet. van Lint.' Engraving on paper, trimmed on plate mark; total: 368 x 284 mm; tear on the top right corner, repaired, some dirt; Hollstein 78

Keywords: Old Master Prints|Onderwerpen|Theology