Saint Augustine Bishop of Hippo (354-430 AD) kneeling on rocks praying
Claude Mellan (Abbeville 1598 – Paris 1688)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1660
Materials
paper
Measurements
440 x 290 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286597
Summary
Engraving, Saint Augustine Bishop of Hippo (354-430 AD) kneeling on rocks prayingby Claude Mellan (Abbeville 1598 – Paris 1688). 1660, showing a simply robed man kneeling on a bank, his hands clasped, looking up imploringly. A verse from confessions is printed below. In the background another man leans on the enclosure of a monastery (?). On the left is inscribed 'Dolores animae salutem partunentis,' and at the top 'Tolle Lege.' Cut edges.
Marks and inscriptions
printed at the top 'Tolle Lege.'
Makers and roles
Claude Mellan (Abbeville 1598 – Paris 1688), engraver (printmaker)