A woman (s. Genevieve) is represented nude and seated on the ledge of a large rock, nursing a child held in her left arm. In the background, left, s. John chrysostom is shown walking on all fours, as mark of penance. Object Type: copper engraving print, print. Genre: religious art. Date: before 1495. Place of creation: Nuremberg. Dimensions: height: 18.3 cm (7.2 in); width: 12.1 cm (4.7 in). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Depicted People: John Chrysostom. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, The Penance of St. John Chrysostom, before 1495 (CH 18383909)
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