Plate 6: examples of chastity and virginity: st francis lies naked on hot coals, woman walks towards him at left; at right, st francis removes his clothes in front of bishop; the whole set within an ornamental frame; bound together with remaining 15 prints of the series and 3 sheets of letterpress (titlepage, dedication, and two pages of type set explanatory latin verses) in hard cover wrapped in vellum. Engraving and etching. Date: 1575 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 256 mm (approx sheet size); Height: 158 mm (platemark); Width: 350 mm (approx sheet size); Width: 241 mm (platemark). Medium: paper. Depicted People: St Francis of Assisi. Collection: British Museum.
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