3117A

Miracle of the Bread. Catherine offers her heart to Christ, who presses it showering Rome with its blood to quell an insurrection.

Artist: Unidentified Artist
Title: Miracle of the Bread. Catherine offers her heart to Christ, who presses it showering Rome with its blood to quell an insurrection.
Date: Early 17th century
Medium: Engraving. Plate 11/12 in the series Vita, mors, et miracula quaedam selecta B. Catherinae Senensis. Based on text by Raymond of Capua, the confessor of the saint, and other clerics associated with her. Francesco Vanni (ca. 1563 - 1610) invenit, descripsit, et delineavit. After the engraving by Pieter de Jode I (1565-1639). Published in Antwerp by Pieter de Jode II (1606-1674).
Photo Source: Museum Plantin Moretus Website
Item: 3117A