16th Century German Renaissance Allegorical Oil Painting Sexual Health Syphilis by Christoph Schwarz, Circa 1580 Redo this mark was only used

this mark was only used from 1840-1895

A very large pair of rare antique 19th century Indian polychromed & hand carved stone Dvarpala (temple door guard) statues

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

The base having a ground pontil mark

From an 18th century chateau in the village of Meschers-sur-Gironde in the Southwest region of France

16th Century German Renaissance Allegorical Oil Painting Sexual Health Syphilis by Christoph Schwarz, Circa 1580 Redo this mark was only usedSOLD 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