Saints accused of embracing Christianity (left panel)
Maker
(Artists)
1397-1463
1397-1463
Title
Saints accused of embracing Christianity (left panel)
Date of Production
(circa) 1430
Medium
tempera on panel
Dimensions
Height: 29.4 cm (panel)
Width: 46.5 cm (panel)
Width: 46.5 cm (panel)
Accession Number
P.1966.GP.264.1
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
The story of the early Christian martyrs Julitta and her three-year-old son Quiricus is rarely depicted. In this panel, the mother and her young child are accused of embracing Christianity. The Courtauld Gallery owns two other small horizontal panels in this series, which once formed the base (predella) of a large altarpiece dedicated to Saint Quiricus. In the central panel, Quiricus scratches the Roman governor’s face and is thrown to the floor. Finally, the panel on the far right represents Julitta’s martyrdom.
Provenance
Gambier-Parry Bequest 1966
Exhibition History
Pittori a Lucca alle fine del gotico, Lucca & Italy, 26/03/1998-05/07/1998
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