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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Abraham and the Three Angels

In Biblia cum concordantijs veteris et noui testamenti et sacrorum canonum, Jerome of Stridon (translator), Nuremberg, Lyon: Jacques Sacon (printer), Anton (I) Koberger (printer), 1519 (Berlin, SBB), fol. IVr

fol. IVr (9 of 147 in-Urus figures)
fol. IIIr
fol. Vr
Details
  • printing: impression
  • woodcut
  • paper
  • page: figure
  • book decoration: illustration
Matrices
  • Erhard Schön (printmaker), Abraham and the Three Angels (Sacon; Peypus)
Actors
  • Erhard Schön (ca 1491 - 20 September 1542/20 December 1542) printmaker : 1518
  • Jacques Sacon (1472 - 1530) printer : 1519
Places
  • Lyon production place : 1519
Design

Erhard Schön (printmaker), Abraham and the Three Angels (Sacon; Peypus) Part of Set of Old Testament scenes (Sacon; Peypus) ◼

In-Urus interactions
  • ⇥ Hans Lützelburger (blockcutter), Abraham and the Three Angels (Petri) ◼
  • ⇥ Abraham and the Three Angels (Keyser) Part of Keyser's Old Testament ◼
  • ⇥ Abraham and the Three Angels (Peypus; Milchtaler) Part of Set of biblical scenes, small (Peypus; Milchtaler) ◼
Expert view
Iconography description
  • Abraham and the three Angels (Iconclass: 71C122)
Functional context

Genesis (Bible)

References
Web resources
  • digital copy (SBB)
Credits
Created by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2026-04-26 15:53)

Edited by
  • Marcin Bogusz; Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2026-04-26 16:08)

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