San Teoctisto Igumeno Engraving by Sadeler in Venice 1598

San Teoctisto Igumen Grawerunek Sadelera in Venice 1598. A beautiful sheet with large margins in good condition, aside from glue marks on the edges.

Jan and Rafael Sadeler arrived in Italy in 1593. From Antwerp, the world’s printing center, and established a print shop in Venice in 1596/97.

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