The image depicts a person standing. They hold a staff in their left hand and raise their right hand with two fingers extended. The person has facial features, short hair, and wears a robe with a large cloak over the shoulders. They wear an ornate headdress. Smaller figures to the left show reverence. The background has a simple patterned border.

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Saint Nicolas of Myra

Italian 15th Century

1470s

Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in red, sand, green, olive, and tan, on blue paper, laid down on a leather book cover
Classification: Print
Dimensions: sheet: 29.3 x 21.2 cm (11 9/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Culture: Italian
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Print Purchase Fund (Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb)
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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