De Arte bene Moriendi.

Woodcut, 14 x 10,9 cm, laid paper, wide margin, unsigned.

Loose sheet.

Very rare Venetian print with the religious theme of Ars Moriendi, popularised by the end of the fifteenth century. The print shows a dying man on his death bed, where he is accompanied by two angels, the Holy Trinity and St Anthony. At the lower edge, the condemned are eaten by a hellish demon. Three banderoles read "SIS.HVMILIS.SVPERBVS.PVNIO.VICTVS.SVM". The scene is framed by a decorative border with foliage. On verso a section of the text of Ars Moriendi in Italian. The woodcut originates from a 1503 edition of De Arte bene Moriendi, published by Sessa.