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BRB0653

Title

Subject

Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino

Description

Published by one of Rome's leading sixteenth-century engravers, this striking devotional image depicts St. Benedict of Nursia (ca. 480–543), the founder of Western monasticism. The broadside includes a central image of the saint and fourteen subsidiary illustrations of episodes from his life accompanied by Latin captions.

Source

BRB0653. Giovanni Battista de'Cavalieri (1526–1601). S. Benedictus. Rome: [s.n.,] 1590.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

Broadside

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Engraved Broadside

Collection

The Shape of Content in Christian Books, Broadsides, and Prints

Citation

“BRB0653,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed January 14, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1700.