![[The dream of Francis Xavier.] Den droom van Xaverius van Indien te bekeeren.](jpegs/41459.jpg)
[The dream of Francis Xavier.] Den droom van Xaverius van Indien te bekeeren.
[Antwerp: Plantin, 1640.]
Engraving, 105 x 135mm (4¼ x 5¼"), set in text.
A young boy with a bow and quiver of arrows carries a native American wearing feathered headdress. Published in Jean Bollandus's 'Af-beeldinghe van d'eerste eeuwe der societeyt Jesu', a history of the Jesuits which contained emblems by Abraham van Diepenbeek (1596-1675), a follower of Rubens. In 1537 Francis Xavier had a recurring dream in which he that he was carrying an Indian on his back as penance. This led him to leave Rome in 1541 and undertake missionary work in India, Goa, Japan, and China, for which he was eventually made a saint. Despite this work being in Asia the 'Indian' is often portrayed as an American.
[Ref: 41459] £120.00
Engraving, 105 x 135mm (4¼ x 5¼"), set in text.
A young boy with a bow and quiver of arrows carries a native American wearing feathered headdress. Published in Jean Bollandus's 'Af-beeldinghe van d'eerste eeuwe der societeyt Jesu', a history of the Jesuits which contained emblems by Abraham van Diepenbeek (1596-1675), a follower of Rubens. In 1537 Francis Xavier had a recurring dream in which he that he was carrying an Indian on his back as penance. This led him to leave Rome in 1541 and undertake missionary work in India, Goa, Japan, and China, for which he was eventually made a saint. Despite this work being in Asia the 'Indian' is often portrayed as an American.
[Ref: 41459] £120.00