Sts Cosmas and Damian – by Johann Ulrich Wechtlin – Woodcut – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality under $25 Impressionism

Impressionism

singing her Magnifcat

5" on the 5x7"

In light of her devotion

Her father was long deceased

Sts Cosmas and Damian – by Johann Ulrich Wechtlin – Woodcut – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality under $25 ImpressionismThis fascinating German woodcut was the title page from a 1517 medical handbook, invoking Saints Cosmas and Damian. The intricate and expressive woodcut is enhanced with simple but engaging hand painted watercolors. We have looked at this picture many times, spent hours restoring it, and it still gives us pleasure. The medical handbook, in use for over 100 years, was by Hans von Gersdorff. The title was Feldtbuch der Wundtartzney, literally Field Book