The test of fire, the monk Peter, the disciple Saint John Gualbert, passing through the flames from two pyres unharmed, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert)
Stefano della Bella · Italian
Date: 1640
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 13/16 x 5 3/16 in. (17.3 x 13.2 cm) Mount: 7 1/2 x 5 13/16 in. (19 x 14.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Fire, Saints, Spectators
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Date range
1640 – 1640
Largest dimension
14.8 cm
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