Sujet
St Christopher on horseback, 1964. Artist: Anon
Légende
St Christopher on horseback, 1964. Legend has it that St Christopher was a 3rd century Canaanite giant whose task was to carry travellers across the water. One day he had to carry a child across the stream, but as he did so the child grew continually heavier until it seemed to Christopher that he was carrying the weight of the whole world on his shoulders. When questioned the child revealed himself as Christ, and as proof ordered Christopher to plant his staff in the ground. The next morning the staff had miraculously been transformed into a fruit-bearing palm tree. The miracle led to many people converting to Christianity, which enraged the local ruler, who had Christopher imprisoned, tortured and finally, beheaded. A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1964
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C59_226
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (8,1Mo) / 30,8cm x 40,7cm / 3637 x 4811 (300dpi)