16th Century German Renaissance Allegorical Oil Painting Sexual Health Syphilis by Christoph Schwarz, Circa 1580 Redo and 18-21 Charlotte St

and 18-21 Charlotte St

Masson went into exile in the United States

The base having a ground pontil mark

The chest has the original 'batwing' brass handles and escutcheon plates

the leather has just been professionally conditioned

16th Century German Renaissance Allegorical Oil Painting Sexual Health Syphilis by Christoph Schwarz, Circa 1580 Redo and 18-21 Charlotte StSOLD A large & important German Renaissance oil painting, an allegory on good sexual health, by Christoph Schwarz (1545 1592), "A Warning Against Venereal Disease", circa 1580. Christoph Schwarz was known to create a wide variety of works, including altarpieces, frescoes, and other oil paintings. A number of Schwarz's work were later turned into engravings by the Netherlandish engraver Johannes I Sadeler (1550 1600), Sadeler had reproduced this work