Description: BRIDGE ST. MAURICE Artist: Samuel Prout ____________ Engraver: J. B. Allen NOTE: THE RED LETTERING ON THE PRINT IS A WATERMARK I ADDED DIGITALLY AND IS NOT ON THE ACTUAL PRINT! CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE FINE ITALIAN ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPE VIEWS LIKE THIS ONE!! PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 4 1/2 x 7 inches, which includes approximately a half inch white border on all sides of the scene and an inch at the bottom where the print title is. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent, as shown in this detailed picture of the print. Printed on very thick quality paper. Blank on the reverse side. There is some very minor smudging in the white borders, likely from people thumbing through the book. PRINT DATE: This engraving was printed in 1831. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receive priority mail, international orders receive regular air mail unless otherwise asked for. We take a variety of payment options. Full payment details will be in our email after auction close. We pack properly to protect your item! PRINT DESCRIPTION : About 3km south of Bex, at the point where the narrowing of the Rhône prompted the Romans to build a bridge, is ST-MAURICE, named after the warrior-saint Maurice who is purported to have been martyred nearby. Maurice was ordered in 287 AD by Emperor Maximian to serve against his fellow Christians on campaigns in Gaul, but refused, according to a later chronicler with the words: “We are your soldiers, O Emperor, but we freely acknowledge that we are also the servants of God … To you is due military obedience, but to God, justice … We cannot take up arms to strike pious men, civilians … We are ready to submit to torture. We declare ourselves Christians.” The Emperor duly had the whole legion slaughtered. Today, of course, mighty Maximian is forgotten, while there are apparently 4 cathedrals, 598 churches and 74 towns around the world named after Maurice, not counting two entire countries (Mauritius and Mauritania). A shrine grew up around the supposed tomb of the saint, hard up against a rocky cliff on the banks of the Rhône, as early as 390, replaced by a monastery in 515; this is still in existence as the oldest surviving abbey north of the Alps. Pilgrims have come to the abbey church for over 1500 years, bringing with them items of gold and silver as homage, and the church treasury holds some exquisitely beautiful pieces, including a Roman sardonyx vase, the intricate gold cloisonné Casket of Teuderic, a breathtaking embossed silver bust of St Candidus and filigreed silver Arm of St Bernard, and other medieval golden caskets and reliquaries of the highest workmanship. A RARE VIEW OF 19th CENTURY EUROPE AND ITS BUILDING ARCHITECTURE!
Price: 6.79 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-08T17:49:08.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Material: Engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Subject: Architecture & Cityscape
Print Type: Engraving
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Type: Print
