St Christoferus

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso midden links, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

Behold the delicate engraving *St Christoferus* Telman von Wesel, between 1520 and 1530. This intimate work, measuring just 78 mm high by 66 mm wide, the revered saint—traditionally depicted as a giant ferrying the Christ Child across a perilous river— in the meticulous tradition of Northern Renaissance printmaking. Engravings like this were revolutionary for their time, allowing designs to be reproduced affordably on copper plates incised with a burin, making religious imagery accessible beyond elite patrons. Telman von Wesel, a lesser-known engraver likely active in the German or Low Countr...