Satyrical Engraving Of Bishop Cauchon Ordonator Of The Trial Of Joan Of Arc Panel From The 15th Century

THE BISHOP IS REPRESENTED HOLDING A PIG ON A LEASH, WOODEN ENGRAVING, PANEL OF 29 CM X 27 CM THICKNESS 15 MM THIS ENGRAVING IS EXTREMELY RARE, APARTAMENT OF THE PIG DRESSED AS A BISHOP ON THE CATHEDRAL OF ROUEN ON A GARGOYLE MOKING AT BISHOP CAUCHON WORK OF THE 15TH CENTURY, DESERVES A NICE FRAME, VERY SOLID PIERRE CAUCHON BORN IN 1371 IN REIMS, AND DIED ON DECEMBER 18, 1442 IN ROUEN, WAS BISHOP OF BEAUVAIS, THEN OF LISIEUX, DEFENDER OF ENGLISH INTERESTS AT THE END OF THE WAR OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD, GIVEN IN POSTERITY FOR HAVING ORDERED THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC, WHOM HE HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO DIE AT THE STAKE IN ROUEN ON MAY 30, 1431. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH CANCELED ITS VERDICT IN 1456 AFTER A REVIEW TRIAL. PANEL FROM THE CITY OF ROUEN, PERSONAL COLLECTION