Saint Nicholas
These two illustrations are significant because they show St. Nicholas as a saint, not the more common depiction of a gift-giver. The first is a religious icon of the type commonly used for saints in Christian churches during used in the Middle Ages. The second is a broadside distributed by John Pintard, a leader of the New-York Historical Society, for the group’s annual meeting on December 6, 1810. Pintard commissioned the woodcut from artist Alexander Anderson
These two illustrations are significant because they show St. Nicholas as a saint, not the more common depiction of a gift-giver. The first is a religious icon of the type commonly used for saints in Christian churches during used in the Middle Ages. The second is a broadside distributed by John Pintard, a leader of the New-York Historical Society, for the group’s annual meeting on December 6, 1810. Pintard commissioned the woodcut from artist Alexander Anderson
St. Nicholas Icon 1750
St. Nicholas Icon 1750
St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.d. 343
St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.d. 343