St. Alexander Carbonarius; art by Jacques Callot (print); Roman Catholic saints; Christian saints in art; ca. 1632 1636; Der heilige Alexander Carbonarius tauscht seine Mitra gegen den einfachen Hut eines Landstreichers oder Hausierers, Jacques Callot, 1630ies

St. Alexander carbonarius; art by jacques callot (print); roman catholic saints; christian saints in art; ca. 1632 1636; saint alexander carbonarius exchanges his miter for the simple hat of a tramp or peddlerst. Alexander carbonarius; the etching/engraving is by jacques callot (1592 - 1635), the original is in the national gallery of art, washington. Published in a book (les images de tous les saincts et saintes de l'année, suivant le martyrologe romain), which israël henriet (ca. 1590-1661) brought out ca. 1632 – 1636 (probably 1630?). In the book (a kind of calendar of saints) four saints are depicted on each page. Here on the page are the four saints from august 11th to august 13th (11: st. Alexander carbonarius, 12: st. Clara of assisi, 12: st. Digna and companions, 13: st. Concordia). The book has about 106 pages. Date: 1630ies.