How come nobody told me about St Nicholas and his three boys?
Saint Nicholas with the Three Boys in the Pickling Tub
ca. 1500
South Netherlandish
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Master of the Lübeck Bible, Saint Nicholas Rescues Three Youths From a Tub from the Spinola Hours (Ms. Ludwig IX 18, fol. 261v), 1510-1520, tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment.
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According to popular legend, Saint Nicholas restored life to three boys who had been killed by a butcher and thrown into a pickling tub.
Attributed to Jean Pochore, Saint Nicholas Resuscitating Three Youths, early 16th century, tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment.
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Attributed to the Master of the David Scenes in the Grimani Breviary, Saint Nicholas Restores the Life to Three Children in a Pickling Tub, beginning 16th century, tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment
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Pickling tub? St Nick liked his boys in a pickle?
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Apparently, you're supposed to hang a pickle on your Christmas tree.
I would rather hang a boy!
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