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A group of five wildedevotional engravings relating to major Counter-Reformation cults of relics. Italy and Spain, 16th-17th century.
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[SANTI - RELIQUIE] Lot of five devotional openings dedicated to the main reliquary cults of the Counter-Reformation. Italy and Spain XVI-XVII century. Interesting collection of five engravings shared by the theme of the veneration of relics and miraculous imagesThe lot includes: a rare depiction of the Cross of Caravaca, accompanied by an indulgential prayer in Spanish and the representation of the Blessed Sacrament (270 × 220 mm); the Most Holy Sudarium of Christ, supported by three bishops and dedicated to Henri de Bourgnay (280 × 350 mm); the Miraculous Christ of San Quilino at the collegiate church of San Lorenzo Maggiore in Milan, dedicated to the prevosto Giovanni Ambrogio Turriano (268 × 150 mm); Santi Rasio and Anastasio, depicted in front of the Roman basilica of Santa Maria ad Martyres (Pantheon), with ample text on their relics (313 × 220 mm); and finally a suggestive engraving depicting the body of Saint Francis of Assisi exhibited in the lower basilica, with coat of arms of the dedicator Marcello Rondinino (340 × 245 mm). Rare set of devotional prints (5) mounted on 18th century watermark paper with coeve indications. (5)
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A group of five wildedevotional engravings relating to major Counter-Reformation cults of relics. Italy and Spain, 16th-17th century.

Lot of five devotional engravings on Counter-Reformation relic cults from Italy and Spain, 16th-17th century.

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600 €–1.000 €

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Price checked 26/09/2026, 10:22:32

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Lot Details

Lot #
57
Currency
EUR
Lot Ends
15 Oct 2026, 20:00:00
Auction Ends
15 Oct 2026, 20:00:00
Lots in Auction
167

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