A. LYON (16th), Shroud of Veronica, Woodcut Anton... Lot 4

A. LYON (16th), Shroud of Veronica, Woodcut Anton Vincentius von Lyon (16th century): St Peter and St Paul with Veronica's sweatcloth, 16th century, Woodcut Technique: Woodcut on Paper, mounted on Paper Date: 16th century Description: Woodcut published by A. Vincentius in Lyon; monogrammed "AV" in the image. "Brulliot II. No. 163 draws attention to a woodcut depicting the apostles Peter and Paul with a scarf, labelled with the letters AV in the first of the given panels. It hangs at the bottom centre on a small vine. The aforementioned author assumes that this is the vignette of the bookseller Anton Vincentius von Leyden, who ran his business around 1543. It is correct that this vignette appears in Vincentius' publishing works, but it is not Leyden but Lyon where the bookseller lived. A. Zanetti describes a similar vignette in the Cabinet Cicognare, which is very well drawn and produced with little use of lines. The copy from the Cabinet Cicognara comes from a book with Questiones theologicae, which were printed towards the end of the 15th century. Labelled on the verso in an unknown hand in lead "CB XVIII 306, 312 / Vincentius / Nagler I 1424". Keywords: 16th century, Renaissance, Religious, France, Size: Paper: 21,3 cm x 19,3 cm (8,4 x 7,6 in), additional specification: 21.3 x 19.3 cm, base: 29.5 x 26.5 cm