Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: he kneels before a vision of the Virgin and Christ Child. Line engraving by M. Brandi, 1788, after J. Camaron.

  • Camarón Bonanat, José, 1731-1803.
Date:
1788
Reference:
3667i
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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux has the sobriquet "Doctor mellifluus", hence the present lettering. The subject is the "Lactatio Bernardi", the squirting of the Virgin's breast-milk on to the saint

Publication/Creation

1788

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1 print

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Lettering

Mellifl. doct. par. Bernardus ... Dicatur exce(lle)ntiae dom. dom. Balthas. Theres. Gomez de los Cobos, Luna, & marchionissae de Camarasa, comitissae de Ricla, et de Castro &. &. &. C.S. et D. in lucem prodit. Jos. Camaron invenit et delineavit. Marian. Brandi sculpsit.

Creator/production credits

By Mariano Brandi (active 1779-1824)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3667i

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